In just a few short weeks, we should know what the Pittsburgh Steelers plan is at quarterback for the upcoming season. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields are both free agents and we assume one or both will sign elsewhere.
This will set the stage for how the Steelers will approach the quarterback position in 2025. Pittsburgh will have some options on the free-agent market and there’s always the 2025 NFL draft.
Pro Football Focus put out what they consider the best quarterback options for all the quarterback-needy teams in the NFL including the Steelers. For Pittsburgh, they went with Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold.
Here’s a bit of what they had to say about Darnold and Pittsburgh:
If Darnold were to land in Pittsburgh, he’d have Arthur Smith calling plays in a run-heavy system—an ideal setup for a quarterback who thrived using play action in 2024. The Steelers still need to add weapons and improve pass protection, but for Darnold, organizational stability is key. No team provides that better than the Steelers.
We saw Darnold play his best 16 games of his career with the Vikings last season. Then, like someone who was suffering amnesia, seemed to come out of it and end the season playing like the Darnold we had seen for the rest of his career.