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Complete ‘Fail’ By Omar Khan If Russell Wilson Is Steelers QB, Says Analyst

If the Pittsburgh Steelers are beginning 2025 with the same quarterback who ended 2024, the front office has failed to move the franchise forward. Discussing the Steelers’ QB predicament Wednesday, former NFL player and current ESPN analyst Chris Canty made pointed comments toward general manager Omar Khan should the team re-sign Russell Wilson.

“If Russell Wilson is on the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025, it is a fail by Omar Khan,” Canty said on Unsportsmanlike this morning. “And here’s what I mean by that. Russell Wilson forfeited the right to be the starting quarterback. To be QB one unencumbered going into next season when the team lost five straight games at the end of last year, including embarrassment in the postseason against the division rival Baltimore Ravens.