Russell wilson is the betting favorite to land in the pittsburgh steelers this offseason, and former nfl wide receiver chad johnson agrees with the line. Johnson said he heard wilson would be heading to the steelers after the denver broncos cut ties with him on a recent episode of “the night cap” podcast. Johnson said, “we’ve got to work on the steelers now.” “a little birdie told me, and i said this many shows ago, russell wilson is coming on over to the steelers,” pittsburgh’s rumored interest in wilson isn’t surprising. The steelers currently have kenny pickett as the quarterback, but the team is certainly open to improvement. Pickett played in 12 games this season before being hospitalized with an ankle injury.
He was supposed to return later this year, but instead was benched in favour of mason rudolph. Rudolph is set to enter free agency next month, but a quarterback match between pickett and rudolph would not be particularly exciting. Despite their woes under center in 2023, the steelers still made the playoffs, indicating that they have a solid roster that just needs a makeover at signal-caller. After two seasons in denver, wilson is expected to be released by the broncos. He is coming off of a 2023 campaign that saw him throw for 3,070 yards, 26 touchdowns, and eight interceptions while completing 66.4 percent of his passes and a passer rating of 98.
Since refusing to defer his $37 million injury guarantee, the 35-year-old was benched for the final two games of the regular season, foreshadowing his possible release in the coming weeks. Wilson would unquestionably be a big boost for the steelers, who have some decent weapons on offense. We’ll see what happens to russell wilson in the future.
