Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin will talk. General manager Omar Khan will talk. Even Steelers ownership will likely talk.
But the money will scream.
That’s what the Steelers faithful should understand as the quarterback position takes shape in Pittsburgh. Regardless of who is getting the public nod right now as the entrenched starter — and thus far, that’s Russell Wilson — the long-term intentions of the franchise are going to be telegraphed at the negotiating table.
Barring a total collapse, either Wilson or Justin Fields is going to get a contract extension that speaks more loudly than anything said publicly about the competition in the coming days and weeks.