You would think that the Pittsburgh Steelers would be getting some solid offseason play from Russell Wilson, but a recent bombshell report indicates that might not be the case.
Albert Breer let us in on how the quarterback situation in Pittsburgh is unfolding thus far:I’d look for the Pittsburgh Steelers to keep pushing Russell Wilson. Through the spring, neither Wilson nor Justin Fields lit the world on fire in Pittsburgh. But what the staff did see was a motivated Wilson, who benefitted from the competition Fields was giving him.
So I’ll be interested to see how long Pittsburgh waits to shut down any notion of one.
Yes, it can help to fully declare your starter. But there is something to the benefit the Steelers are getting from having two guys in contract years battling to get on, and stay on, the field. And if the benefit to this point has been Wilson operating like he’s got horse blinders on, maybe it wouldn’t make a ton of sense to go away from that.
This is just a brutal downfall for Russell Wilson, who was a bottom-10 QB during the 2023 NFL Season, and according to Breer, doesn’t seem to be impressing too much thus far for the Steelers.
Pittsburgh did upgrade their QB situation this offseason when they signed Wilson. Justin Fields is also in contention but as Breer mentioned, I’d look for the Pittsburgh Steelers to keep pushing Russell Wilson.
For Denver Broncos, cutting Wilson indeed looks better by the day. Despite having an NFL-record $85 million in dead cap, cutting ties with him has proven smart.
Reports from Denver indicate that Bo Nix is in a good spot and impressing: As for whether Nix could start to open his rookie season, Payton said that will be determined in the months ahead,
said head coach Sean Payton.
Nix fits what Denver wants to do on offense and it’s not crazy to suggest he might outperform Wilson in 2024. The unpopular decision a few months ago now appears increasingly justified.
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