Quarterback Russell Wilson appeared on monitor to earn a profitable contract through the upcoming offseason after he helped the Pittsburgh Steelers enter Week 15 of the continued marketing campaign at 10-3. Nevertheless, he is since misplaced three straight begins, and his play in Pittsburgh’s 29-10 loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Christmas Day left some questioning
if the Steelers ought to contemplate turning to backup Justin Fields.
Throughout Thursday’s version of the ESPN “Get Up” program, NFL insider Adam Schefter mentioned how the Steelers view Wilson for the remainder of this season and 2025.
“It nonetheless seems like Russell Wilson is the trail ahead proper now with him being on an expiring contract,” Schefter defined, as Ross McCorkle of Steelers Depot shared. “It is not like you’ll be able to buy groceries for ‘Quarterbacks R Us’ right here. It simply does not occur proper now. The Steelers aren’t gonna have a choose excessive sufficient to get one of many prime two quarterbacks within the [2024 NFL Draft]. …The place are you gonna go get a quarterback?”
Schefter talked about that Wilson and Sam Darnold of the Minnesota Vikings might be the highest signal-callers obtainable in free company come March. Nevertheless, the Vikings might retain Darnold’s rights for subsequent season through the franchise tag if they do not signal him to an extension or a brand new deal.
As for Wilson, he has been sacked 10 instances over his final three video games and tossed three landing passes with two interceptions throughout these outings. In accordance with ESPN stats, he started Thursday ranked twenty second within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 52.6 adjusted QBR for the season. That reality, coupled along with his play over the previous few weeks, might trigger some to imagine the group ought to transfer on from the veteran, however Schefter steered that the Steelers will as a substitute look to construct round Wilson after they failed to accumulate an elite broad receiver through a commerce a number of instances in 2024.
“They should encompass the quarterback with extra weapons extra than they want to have the ability to improve the quarterback as a result of that’s not one thing that’s simply achieved within the NFL,” Schefter added concerning the Steelers.
Wilson and co. will look to return to profitable methods in Week 18 after they host the Cincinnati Bengals (7-8). To say the AFC North division crown, Pittsburgh should beat Cincinnati and have the 11-5 Baltimore Ravens lose to the lowly Cleveland Browns (3-12).
