Russell Wilson May Be Affordably Acquired by the Steelers

Wilson, though, will not be using that as a backup. He will demand a guarantee that he will start in return for his willingness to accept so little.” The Steelers, who have been the top choice for numerous quarterbacks searching for new teams, are the clear favourites to sign Wilson this summer. They might be forced to give Wilson a chance given the price tag, and even if he ends up competing with Kenny Pickett, it might be worthwhile given the low pay.

Pittsburgh Russell Wilson might be available to the Pittsburgh Steelers for almost nothing in terms of their salary cap. The quarterback for the Denver Broncos may be considering a league-minimum contract in order to start for a different team in the 2017 season, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. The Broncos still owe Wilson $37 million for the 2024 season if they choose to remove Wilson, as it looks they will. According to Florio, this suggests that Wilson would be willing to accept a lower contract from his next team in order to be a starter.

“When the Broncos benched quarterback Russell Wilson and it quickly became obvious that they’ll cut him before his 2025 salary of $37 million becomes fully guaranteed on March 17, a sense emerged that Wilson will take the league minimum elsewhere ($1.21 million) and stick the Broncos with the balance of his $39 million fully-guaranteed compensation package for 2024,” wrote Florio.

Wilson would probably cost less at $1.2 million than Mason Rudolph or any other quarterback they would be considering selecting in the first round of the NFL Draft. They might also see it as a chance to develop around their quarterback position while having a Super Bowl-winning veteran on staff because there are other positions in need of attention.