Steelers Wire
The Pittsburgh Steelers are tasked with addressing two big concerns surrounding the quarterback room in the 2025 offseason—who will be the starting quarterback, and who will be his backup?
It is likely that the Steelers bring back either QB Justin Fields or Russell Wilson to start for the 2025 season, while the other likely prices himself out of the backup role. However, two former AFC North signal-callers, whom the Steelers have had the luxury of playing twice a season, present themselves as ideal veteran backup options.
Former AFC North QBs Joe Flacco and Jameis Winston are arguably the most underrated at their respective positions in the 2025 free agency market.
Flacco had an impressive return to form with the Colts in 2024 at an astonishing 40 years old, proving that for some players, age truly is just a number.
Winston had an up-and-down year with the Browns in 2024, but his leadership and ability to make big-time plays could be exactly what the Steelers need in 2025 behind either Fields or Wilson.
Ultimately, both of these quarterbacks proved to the Pittsburgh Steelers that they are worth signing when they defeated the Black and Gold in the 2024 regular season.
