With the offseason in full swing, many NFL teams are facing difficult situations with pending free agents. Each team has the option of placing the franchise tag on one of those players in order to not lose them. The Pittsburgh Steelers could choose to do this with Russell Wilson or Justin Fields so they can secure at least one of the quarterbacks for 2025. However, former Steelers corner Bryant McFadden, who wants the team to keep Fields, believes that should be their last resort.
“You’ve gotta find a way to negotiate, most importantly, because the tag for a quarterback is around, I think, $40 million,” McFadden said recently on CBS Sports HQ.