Russell Wilson Reportedly Intends to Sign Longer Deal with Steelers After 2024 Season
According to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers intend to do a longer deal at the end of the 2024 season.
Since the Denver Broncos decided to release Wilson, which he’s owed $39 million in 2024, Wilson opted to sign the veteran minimum with the Steelers ($1.2 million). The signing was made official on Friday.
Despite registering the eighth highest passer rating in the league last season at 98.0, there was turmoil at different points of the season between Wilson and Broncos head coach Sean Payton.
Reports were that Kenny Pickett didn’t take the news of having to compete with Wilson well, and it’s what prompted Steelers GM Omar Khan to deal the 2022 first rounder to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday.
Pittsburgh rocked the football world again on Saturday, as the Steelers acquired Justin Fields from the Chicago Bears, in exchange for a 2025 conditional sixth round draft pick that could turn into a fourth round pick based on playing time.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter, along with other league sources, reported that Fields will be coming in as the backup QB to Wilson.
If Dulac’s report is accurate, then it obviously would lend itself to the Steelers declining Fields’ fifth-year option for 2025, which would be around $25.6 million.