Prior to signing Russell Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers decided that they likely don’t have the answer at quarterback on their roster short-term or long-term. All of those quarterbacks are now gone, and they’ve managed to take two bites of the apple for the next.
Gone are Kenny Pickett, Mason Rudolph, and Mitch Trubisky, although they didn’t exit in that order. They released Trubisky first, then allowed Rudolph to leave in free agency. After signing Russell Wilson, they traded away Kenny Pickett and traded for Justin Fields. Many view the Wilson and Fields acquisitions as a short-term attempt and a long-term one, respectively.