Matthew Stafford not becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers next starting quarterback isn’t terribly surprising. His bid to leave Los Angeles, let alone drive through the Ft. Pitt tunnels, never made much sense. Stafford remaining a Ram was the best thing for him and for the team. But as the first quarterback domino to fall, even if that domino never moved, could grease the gears to give Pittsburgh clarity on sorting out its own QB situation.
Typically, the market doesn’t move until the top is settled. That was Stafford. The best quarterback option in most offseasons and doubly so in 2025, a weak free agent pool and similarly shallow rookie class.