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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson could head to Las Vegas in 2025 after the Raiders hired Pete Carroll as their new head coach.
The Pittsburgh Steelers must decide if they want to bring back quarterback Russell Wilson, Justin Fields or neither this offseason. One NFL insider thinks that decision could be made for them, though.
On Friday, the Las Vegas Raiders reached an agreement with Pete Carroll to make him their next head coach. Not long after, many began linking the Raiders to Wilson, who is set to become a free agent in the coming months.
That gained some steam when The Athletic’s NFL insider Jeff Howe said there’s some truth to those beliefs.
“With Pete Carroll taking over the Raiders, one name I’ve heard to watch at QB: Russell Wilson,” Howe wrote. “They’ve mended fences, per source, and Wilson could be a stopgap while the Raiders develop a long-term answer.”
Wilson and Carroll spent 10 seasons together in Seattle, and it was a quite successful decade at that. Wilson helped lead the Seahawks to a 104-53-1 record, two Super Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl XLVIII victory while being named to nine Pro Bowls.
Their relationship was a bit strained when the Seahawks traded Wilson to the Denver Broncos in 2022, but if he and Carroll have put the past behind them, a reunion is certainly not out of the question.
The Raiders will likely look to make a change at quarterback this offseason, but the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft keeps them out of reach of this year’s top two rookie quarterbacks — Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders.
Barring a trade-up, Wilson could be brought in to serve as a bridge quarterback until Las Vegas can find its next franchise quarterback.
It will take both sides having interest to make that happen, however, and Wilson has already expressed his desire to return to playing for the Steelers in 2025.
If the Steelers don’t reciprocate those feelings, then it seems like it will only be a matter of time until Wilson trades in his black and gold for the silver and black.
