Mitch Trubisky won’t be the competition for quarterback Kenny Pickett that the Steelers are looking for next training camp, but there are some interesting names that have surfaced that Pittsburgh could try to fill. That includes head coach Justin Fields.
The Steelers waived Trubisky on Monday, the same day ESPN’s Adam Schefter also reported. Speaking on “The Pat McAfee Show” Head coach Mike Tomlin is a “huge fan” of Fields and says the Bears hold the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and could potentially trade Fields to acquire a quarterback.
The revelation came on the heels of Schefter’s Super Bowl report on Sunday that the Bears are discussing the possibility of keeping Fields while drafting a quarterback with the No. 1 pick, likely USC’s Caleb Williams.
The Bears selected Fields, 24, with the 11th overall pick in the 2021 draft, and in 13 games he has passed for 2,562 yards, 16 touchdowns, and nine interceptions, as well as 657 yards rushing and four rushing TDs. He had just finished his third season.
In 2022, Fields rushed for 1,143 yards and eight touchdowns and threw for 2,242 yards, 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
The Raiders have emerged as another potential landing spot for Fields, as they have hired Luke Ghezzi, who held the same position in Chicago the past two seasons, as their offensive coordinator.
Trubisky, drafted No. 2 overall by the Bears in 2017, started two games for the Steelers in 2023 and lost three of two after Pickett, the No. 20 pick in 2022, went down with an ankle injury. Recorded an interception. He then sat on Mason Rudolph’s bench and surprisingly led the team to the playoffs.
Pickett, who remained on the bench when the Steelers lost to the Bills in the playoffs despite recovering from injury, threw just 13 touchdowns and 13 interceptions in 25 games (24 starts) in his first two NFL seasons. Not throwing.
Ryan Tannehill is another name associated with the Steelers. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport On Sunday, Pittsburgh said it would “at least consider” reuniting the 35-year-old with new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, the Titans’ offensive coordinator in 2019 and 2020 and the fired Falcons head coach. “I will.”
Tannehill made the Pro Bowl in 2019, when Tennessee advanced to the AFC Championship Game, and threw a career-high 33 touchdowns in 2020, but was benched for rookie Will Reavis for the 2023 season. .
During an appearance on McAfee’s show, Schefter said that Russell Wilson is a candidate for the Steelers, as the Broncos appear to be heading toward a breakup with Russell Wilson after Sean Payton was benched late in the season. – Wilson was also removed as a candidate.
