Steelers Predicted To Re-Sign Russell Wilson On $50 Million Contract

The Pittsburgh Steelers have one more game left in the regular season before they will try to go on a run in the playoffs.

Pittsburgh’s playoff positioning will come down to the final game of the regular season. If the Baltimore Ravens lose and the Steelers win, they can still win the AFC North. If the Ravens end up winning against the Cleveland Browns, then the Steelers will have to hit the road in the first round of the playoffs.

One of the reasons why the Steelers are in the position that they are in is because of the play of star quarterback Russell Wilson. The Steelers brought him in last offseason knowing he would only be under team control for a year. Wilson will be available after the season ends and there have been some rumblings that the team would like to bring him back.

Everything seems to be up in the air, but CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin predicted he will end up re-signing with the Steelers on a two-year, $50 million deal.

“A feared dual-threat-turned-sluggish starter thanks to his downturn with the Denver Broncos, Wilson has rediscovered some of his Seattle Seahawks flair inside the Steelers’ old-school play-action attack, though he’s also been quite dependent on the big play,” Benjamin said. At 36, he registers as merely a scrappy rental. Projection: Re-signs with Steelers on two-year, $50 million deal.”

This seems like a very fair deal for both sides. The Steelers are among the top contenders in the AFC thanks in large part to the play of Wilson. If they could get him for this deal, that would be an absolute win.

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