Steelers vying to Sign Big Name Next
The Pittsburgh Steelers are vying for a couple more big-time wins.Pittsburgh Even the players the Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed will have a big influence on their roster in 2024. The team has made some bold choices in free agency thus far.
Still, they’re not finished.
In free agency, the first wave has passed at this moment. Players are currently talking with several teams to determine which landing point best suits their needs. The Steelers have their sights set on several players, but they are battling with some formidable opponents in order to reach a mutually beneficial agreement.
Justin Simmons and Tyler Boyd are still the primary players to keep an eye on. Both are in communication with other teams, including some major competitors. But don’t write off Pittsburgh just yet.
Where do the Steelers move from here if they don’t land either? They’ve got some choices.
A few wide receivers that would be good fits for Pittsburgh were added to the free market. Meanwhile, there’s a safety-related rumor circulating. Fans are hope this report is untrue.
Russell Wilson avoided the quarterback duel with Kenny Pickett in favor of helping the Steelers win.
Editor’s note: This story was released prior to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Friday afternoon agreement to trade quarterback Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Although the former Pro Bowler joined the Pittsburgh Steelers to try his hand at starting at quarterback, Russell Wilson stated on Friday that it isn’t his main concern.
“I approach my work with the intention of always becoming the best version of myself. “I believe that’s the plan at all times,” Wilson told Pittsburgh journalists. “My goal is to support our football team in winning. The quarterback’s job, in my opinion, is to make the Pittsburgh Steelers win.”
Kenny Pickett was selected by the Steelers with a first-round choice in 2022, but he had trouble leading the offense and was finally replaced by Mason Rudolph in the previous campaign. Wilson enters the game after spending two unsuccessful seasons in Denver as a Super Bowl winner.
Wilson dodged queries about whether he received any guarantees that he would start the game time and time again.
“Every day you wake up, you look forward to helping the team win,” he stated. “To be honest, I think that’s what I’m focusing on right now. Although I’ve had a lot of success and have been in this league for a long time, there’s still work to be done. And my thoughts are focused there.”
Wilson and Pickett are expected to compete in a training camp battle for the starting gig to open the season.
The 35-year-old added that he reached out to Pickett when he decided to sign in Pittsburgh.
“As soon as I made the decision to come here, I texted Kenny and got to talk to him a little bit and told him, ‘Hey, every day we go out there, let’s be the best version of ourselves and try to make this team better,'” Wilson said. “So that was cool. I just texted him right away. For me, the thing about being a quarterback in this National Football League, there’s 32 teams, there’s 32 quarterbacks that get to start, but there’s all these guys that get to do all the work together and on the journey. It’s a quarterback club. The best part about it is I’ve been fortunate to be a part of it for my 13th year. I want to continue that as long as I possibly can.”
With the Broncos owing Wilson $38 million following his release, the Steelers were able to sign the QB to the veteran minimum of $1.21 million. As a practical matter, Wilson is essentially playing in Pittsburgh this season for free. He chose the Steelers for a chance to get back to winning.
“I was fortunate to have several teams call, and all that, but this is the place that I wanted to be,” he said. “Being a Pittsburgh Steeler and to wear the black and gold, it’s a true honor. It’s tradition. It’s history. There’s six trophies in there and we’ve got to go get a seventh.”
Wilson said he has designs on playing “five to seven” more years. If that’s the case, his play must dramatically improve compared to what we saw in Denver.
“I think it’s all about how you look at it,” Wilson said when asked about his time with the Broncos. “In life, a lot of times when things don’t go your way, you can look at it as disappointing [or] you can look at it as growth moments. For me, my first year [in Denver] I had my lat. I was playing on it, pushing through it. Should I have done that? You know, you compete every day. You got to do what you got to do. Everything didn’t go our way. This past year, I felt like myself again. I felt like myself again, so I can’t wait to just put on the cleats and go after it.”
First, he’ll have to beat out Pickett for the starting gig.
