With the NFL new league year beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Steelers made a flurry of moves to open their offseason, the biggest being making a big change at quarterback.
The Steelers signed Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson, then sent incumbent starter, Kenny Pickett, to Philadelphia in a swap of draft picks.
Wilson not only replaces Pickett as the Steelers’ starting quarterback, he does so as the only quarterback currently on the roster.
“The reason I wanted to come here is because I wanted to win championships with Coach (Mike) Tomlin and the guys in the locker room,” the 13-year veteran said Friday at a press conference announcing the move. “We’ve got some amazing players, guys like Cam Heyward, a guy who has been (Walter Payton) man of the year, a guy who has impacted so many opponents.
“And then obviously Mr. T.J. Watt himself. Really should be defensive player (of the year), I don’t know how many times, maybe third, fourth time (he) could have won it. Just tremendous athlete, player, competitor. Guys like Minkah (Fitzpatrick), George Pickens, and just so many other great players along the way. Got to see some guys like (Pat) Freiermuth and (Isaac) Seumalo in there. Great place to be.”
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