It’s growing very apparent that with the five-game losing streak to end 2024, quarterback Russell Wilson lost the good will he built with the Pittsburgh Steelers during his 6-1 start.
As a result, the Steelers appear to be treating the veteran signal-caller as a backup plan to multiple other free agent quarterbacks this offseason.
Other than expressing a desire to return to Pittsburgh early in the offseason, Wilson has stayed silent on his free agency status. But on March 14, NFL analyst Chase Daniel voiced that the veteran quarterback isn’t exactly please with how his free agency has gone with the Steelers.
“I’m telling you right now, based on talks with Russell Wilson, he feels some type of way,” Daniel said on FS1’s The Facility, via Steelers Depot’s Ross McCorkle.
On January 27, Steelers owner Art Rooney II said he’d prefer the team re-sign either Wilson or Justin Fields. The team made an offer to Fields, but the New York Jets outbid the Steelers. As a result, Fields signed with the Jets.
But rather than circling back to Wilson, as Rooney said would be his preference, the Steelers have expressed interest in quarterbacks Sam Darnold and Aaron Rodgers. Before NFL free agency, the Steelers also reportedly showed interest in a trade for Matthew Stafford.
Until the team lands an alternative, though, the Steelers appear content to string along Wilson as still a candidate to return.
“It’s possible Russell Wilson could return to the Steelers if ongoing discussions with Aaron Rodgers fail to result in a financial agreement, per multiple sources,” wrote Dulac on X (formerly Twitter) on March 11.
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