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Former NFL QB Says Steelers Should Pay Russell Wilson No Matter How Season Ends: ‘Don’t Care If He Loses’

Even if the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season continues its slide, former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel thinks Russell Wilson has shown enough to return to the team in 2025. And get paid good money in the process. Debating Wilson and the Steelers’ future during a segment on FS1’s The Facility Wednesday, Daniel made the case Wilson will and should receive a multi-year extension from Pittsburgh no matter what happens in the playoffs.

“I don’t think it matters at all,” Daniel told a panel when asked if postseason play will dictate Wilson’s value. “Like, pay the man. He’s gonna be there regardless of what he does in the playoffs.