Mike Tomlin is staying with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the coach recently left the door open for wholesale quarterback change going into the 2025 NFL season. Accordingly, all signs point to veteran Russell Wilson exiting via free agency,

It seems the Pittsburgh Steelers may be set to give Justin Fields the starting quarterback job in 2025. After a trade from the Chicago Bears, Fields started six games for the team to start the year, leading the Steelers to a 4-2 record in those games.

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2024 season can be summarized as “new quarterbacks, same result.” Russell Wilson and Justin Fields played behind center on one-year deals, but it ended with the team’s fourth Wild Card exit in the past five years.

He writes that Russell Wilson’s poor end of the season, combined with a disconnect with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, makes it less likely that he will be brought back next year, and that the Steelers will instead re-sign Justin Fields and start him instead.