BALTIMORE — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson revealed after Saturday night’s Wild Card loss to the Baltimore Ravens that he wants to be back but he will leave it in God’s hands. Wilson is set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2025.
“I got so much more ball left in me,” Wilson said.
The Steelers lost the final five games of the season (including playoffs), and Wilson’s subpar play was a big factor. Wilson ranked 30th out of 31 qualified quarterbacks in EPA per drop back over the last five weeks of the regular season.
Adam Schefter of ESPN revealed in late December that Wilson is expected to be the Steelers starting quarterback in 2025. That tracked with what NFL insider Dianna Russini reported in November.
“This is where they’re currently at,” Schefter said. “You asked about the team’s situation in the future. They’d like to go ahead and keep Russell Wilson and re-sign him to keep him in Pittsburgh. But, even if they couldn’t, what do you want them to do with the quarterback position? Who’s going to be out there that’s an upgrade over Russell Wilson right now?
“There are two logical first-round quarterbacks in the draft. They’re not going to get either one of those. The top free-agent quarterbacks are going to be Sam Darnold and Russell Wilson. Is there another quarterback in the trade market that all of a sudden is going to spring free? Probably not. So, this is where the Steelers are.”
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Wilson “wasn’t good enough” in Saturday night’s loss to the Ravens.
When asked about the future at the quarterback position, Tomlin said he is not ready to take a big picture approach at the quarterback position just yet. Justin Fields is also set to be an unrestricted free agent in 2025.
Aaron Becker provided reporting from Baltimore.