Steelers Now
NFL insider Benjamin Allbright does not believe the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback in 2025 is currently on the roster. Allbright expressed the opinion after a report came out that the Steelers have asked about trading for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
NFL insider Jay Glazer, who is close friends with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, does not think Russell Wilson will be back with the Steelers in 2025. He also does not expect Wilson to reunite with Pete Carroll in Las Vegas.
“That ain’t gonna happen,” Glazer said about Wilson signing with the Raiders on the NBC Fantasy Football Happy Hour at Super Bowl media row. “That one is over. I don’t think that’s gonna happen, either (a return to Pittsburgh). I think you’ll see a new start for Russell somewhere.”
Dianna Russini of The Athletic is also hearing that Wilson’s tenure with the Black and Gold is done.
“I’m hearing the same thing,” Russini told Colin Cowherd of The Herd. “Those conversations started to happen at the end of the season. They decided, ‘Alright, we’re gonna probably most likely stick with Justin Fields here moving forward.”
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk also thinks Aaron Rodgers landing with Pittsburgh is a real possibility. Rodgers is the odds-on favorite to land with Pittsburgh at multiple sportsbooks. There’s also speculation about Matthew Stafford coming to the Steelers.
I don’t believe the Steelers quarterback this coming year is on their roster. https://t.co/CvJK8juZiH
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) February 13, 2025
The Lawrence report by Ryan Burr of the Big Ten Network was pretty much debunked, however.
Hours after it was first reported that the Steelers had inquired about the possibility of trading for the former No. 1 overall draft pick, ESPN reporter Michael DiRocco reported that a Jaguars source told him there is “no chance” that the Jaguars are moving on from their starting quarterback, one year after signing him to a massive contract, with DiRocco’s source calling the notion “ridiculous.”
DiRocco did not refute the idea that the Steelers had asked about Lawrence, only stated that the Jaguars never seriously considered the idea of trading him.
Albright said teams inquiring about players is not uncommon, however. It doesn’t mean there’s discussions, though.
“Calling a team with a new coach (and no GM) and seeing if their QB is available for trade (and getting immediately shut down) isn’t “having discussions.” It’s temperature checking and teams do it all the time,” Allbright wrote on X.
