Pittsburgh traded a conditional sixth-round pick to the Chicago Bears for three-year starter Justin Fields who then led the team to a 4-2 start. At that point, the Steelers replaced Fields with eight-time Pro Bowler Russell Wilson on league-minimum contract after the Denver Broncos cut him last offseason.

Scheduled to become a free agent this offseason, veteran quarterback Russell Wilson, 36, two days after the season ended, told reporters Monday that he wanted to remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers, adding that "I think there's a lot more to do.

Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback publicly expressed that he wants to be the Steelers starting quarterback in 2025, too. “That’s the plan,” Russell Wilson said from the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday.