9-time Professional Bowl quarterback and one-time Tremendous Bowl champion Russell Wilson plans to signal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, league sources instructed ESPN.
Wilson will signal a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimal, which is $1.2 million. The Denver Broncos, who instructed him final week he can be launched, pays the remainder of Wilson’s $37.8 million wage whereas he wears the black and yellow.
In a social media publish Sunday night time, Wilson wrote: “12 months 13. Grateful.” With it was an accompanying video of the Steelers and their followers.
12 months 13. Grateful. @Steelers pic.twitter.com/0U4Q2sRtXs
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) March 11, 2024
With permission from the Broncos as a result of he’s nonetheless underneath contract till the beginning of the brand new league yr on Wednesday, Wilson visited with Steelers officers in Pittsburgh for over six hours on Friday. He met with, amongst others, coach Mike Tomlin and new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. The 2 sides had a mutual curiosity that led to the deal.
Wilson now heads to Pittsburgh with Kenny Pickett, the Steelers’ 2022 first-round choose, being the one quarterback at the moment underneath contract to the staff. Mason Rudolph is coming into free company after beginning three video games for Pittsburgh final season.
Wilson, 35, was instructed final week he can be launched Wednesday, ending a tumultuous two-season run wherein Denver went 11-19 in his begins and didn’t make the playoffs. He was benched with two video games remaining within the 2023 season, ending the marketing campaign with 3,070 passing yards to go together with 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
The Broncos signed Wilson to a five-year, $242.6 million deal after his arrival in a blockbuster commerce with the Seattle Seahawks in 2022. Denver will tackle an $85 million hit in useless cash on its wage cap over the following two seasons due to the discharge.
Wilson spent 10 seasons in Seattle, making 9 Professional Bowls and profitable a Tremendous Bowl in 2014. A 3rd-round choose of the Seahawks in 2012, he has thrown for 43,653 yards and 334 touchdowns with 106 interceptions.
Wilson was requested about his future throughout an look on the “I Am Athlete” podcast with former Broncos extensive receiver Brandon Marshall final month and mentioned profitable is his highest precedence.
“Over the following two years, I wish to win two [Super Bowls], I wish to really feel the coolness of that trophy once more,” he instructed Marshall. “I really like town [of Denver] and every little thing else, however you additionally wish to be [in] a spot that desires you too. The factor I wish to do is to win; that is all I care about.”
Wilson has received towards the Steelers throughout his profession. In two begins towards Tomlin and Pittsburgh, Wilson is 2-0 with eight landing passes, no interceptions and a 147.1 passer score.
The Steelers’ 2024 schedule features a recreation in Denver towards the Broncos that now may function Wilson’s return.
