The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Denver Broncos starting quarterback Russell Wilson as a free agent this offseason, but one ESPN analyst seems to think the team would not have signed him again in hindsight.
During an episode of “Get Up” last week, ESPN’s Mike Greenberg suggested that the Steelers might regret signing Russell Wilson after they were able to give up so little to trade for former Chicago Bears starting quarterback Justin Fields.
“I believe that if you gave the Steelers truth serum, they’ll never admit this — nor should they — but if they had known at the time that they were going to be able to get Justin Fields for the price that they got him for, I don’t think they would have signed Russell in the first place,” Greenberg said according to Athlon Sports.
“The bottom line of it is, at the time they signed Russell Wilson, which was right off the bat … I think that was at a moment in time when the asking price on Justin Fields was [too high] and the Steelers decided, ‘We’re not meeting that price.’ But had they known it was eventually going to (drop significantly), they would have (traded for) him and given him every chance to be their starter.”
As it stands, though, the Steelers now have both quarterbacks on the roster and will have to choose one of them to be the team’s starting quarterback this upcoming season.
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