The Pittsburgh Steelers clearly are in a better place than they were last year,
Pittsburgh was good in 2023 and won 10 games. The Steelers are in a completely different spot now. Pittsburgh went out and bolstered the quarterback room by adding Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. Fields started the first six games of the season and went 4-2. Wilson has been the team’s starting since and is 5-1. Both quarterbacks have shown they can play and neither are under contract beyond this season.
Could either return in 2025? NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport suggested that Wilson is playing well enough to end up being the team’s starter in 2025.
“The Steelers’ quest for a starting quarterback of the future has stopped because of their QB of the present,” Rapoport said. “While 2025 is a long way away and plenty of things can happen, sources say Pittsburgh’s starting QB for next season is likely already on the roster. Russell Wilson has gone a long way toward putting himself in position for that role with his performance since taking over the starting job for the AFC North-leading Steelers.
“Wilson is 5-1 as a starter heading into today’s rematch against the Browns, having taken the opportunity to resurrect his career after two brutal years in Denver and ran with it. In offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s system, he’s produced his best passer rating since 2020, has thrown 10 touchdowns against three interceptions and is rushing far less than he ever has.”
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Rapoport is one of the league’s most respected insiders. If he is suggesting that Wilson could be back in 2025, fans should really take that seriously.
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