Sam Darnold. Off the board? Justin Fields. He’s heading to New York. It leaves the Pittsburgh Steelers with shrinking options to be their 2025 starting quarterback. And the ones who remain, let’s just say youth isn’t on their side. Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson appear to be the Steelers’ only options for Week 1. A weak free agent market coupled with an equally poor draft class leaves them with only those two moves.
Re-sign Russell Wilson and run it back, something the team said they preferred to do instead of starting fresh with an outsider. Or, pivot to an even older veteran in Rodgers, arguably a better passer but almost certainly playing his final NFL season.