For a second straight offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers might be completely re-building their entire quarterback room. After parting ways with Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph in exchange for Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Kyle Allen, Pittsburgh might lose all three quarterbacks and be forced to start over.
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Allen (coach's decision) is inactive for Saturday's AFC wild-card game against the Ravens, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports. As the Steelers' emergency quarterback Saturday, Allen will only be allowed to see the field if both starter Russell Wilson and backup Justin Fields were to be taken out of the game due to injury,
The short answer is no. In 2023, the Steelers were No. 28 in scoring and No. 25 in yards. In 2024, the Steelers improved to No. 16 in scoring and No. 23 in yards. Technically speaking this is better but the numbers that really matter are what stands out.
Pittsburgh Steelers are sorting out what decision they will make regarding the continuity of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields as quarterbacks for the upcoming 2025 NFL season, while Mike Tomlin made something clear about those players' situations.
Allen (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports. Allen will be the Steelers' emergency quarterback for Saturday's regular-season finale.
On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2024 campaign ended following a 28-14 defeat against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in the wildcard round.
In his final press conference of the season, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin laid out the team's plan at the quarterback position in the early stages of the offseason as Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Kyle Allen are all set to reach free agency.