The Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback battle was prolonged by Russell Wilson’s season-ending performance. Additionally, a oneSteelers insider said that his performance declined after late-season practice.
Wilson’s performance in late-season sessions was extremely subpar, according to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, and although he appeared upbeat in public, his problems worsened with time.
“I just remember watching Russ during the final practices at Acrisure Stadium before the playoff game and thinking, ‘This is not good,'” Pryor stated on the Shek Show podcast. He didn’t look good. He was throwing picks and making blunders. Based on what I was witnessing in practice, I believed the defense would mount a stronger defense. During the five-game losing skid at one point during the season, I thought Russ kind of went over a cliff. Furthermore, his words were not supported by his deeds, regardless of how positively he preached. It simply got worse.
Wilson’s statistics appear to be excellent, but he had a lot of trouble in his previous five games. The Steelers wanted to extend Wilson, but it appears that the future is more focused on Justin Fields coming back and starting in 2025 than it is on paying a large contract to a 36-year-old Wilson who had a rough finish.
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