The Pittsburgh Steelers signed star linebacker Patrick Queen away from the Baltimore Ravens in free agency. And in a surprising twist, it sounds like his decision to join the Steelers did not come down to money.
During a recent press conference, Patrick Queen admitted that he actually took less money than other teams were offering in order to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers where he hopes that he can “win right now.”
“From all the 15 teams that I was talking to, it came down to like five at the end,” Queen said according to NFL.com. “It was just like five teams in the mix. Some of them were offering some $17 [million per year]. After that it was like, I have a chance to either go win or I have a chance to get paid. For me, the difference was like $4 or $5 million. I’m looking at it like, I’ve never been on a losing team before, and then I also don’t want to be a part of anything being rebuilt because I’m trying to win now. . . . I’m really just trying to win right now, get that out the way and then get paid later.”
It’s a pretty shocking decision. We’ll have to see how it plays out for him.
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