Not that it was ever going to happen in the first place with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ long-standing policy of not negotiating contracts during the season, but there is another major reason why it certainly won’t happen. Even if they wanted to break their policy, it would have big implications on his guarantees and offset with the Denver Broncos, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
Wilson signed a one-year, $1.21 million contract with the Steelers in free agency. He wasn’t just giving them a bargain, he was able to sign for no money because the Broncos picked up the rest of his 2024 tab with the massive guarantees they gave him in his 2022 extension.