Where do the Pittsburgh Steelers turn after Russell Wilson signs with the Giants?

Rob Gregson discusses the fallout for the Pittsburgh Steelers after Russell Wilson elected to sign with the New York Giants.

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00:00For all the Steelers fans hoping that Russell Wilson wouldn't be back next season,

00:04you finally got your wish. As he joins the New York Giants,

00:07the emphasis is now on Aaron Rodgers who has two choices left regarding his NFL future.

00:15Hey everyone, Rob Gregson of A to Z Sports Pittsburgh and today we're going to discuss

00:19the fallout of Russell Wilson's decision to sign with the New York Giants.

00:24Let's go back to last season. It all starts when he and the Steelers go on a losing streak.

00:29Obviously, that leaves a sour taste in the mouths of many. Teammates, coaches, front office,

00:34they start to look around like, dang, do we really want to re-sign the guy

00:38that just lost us five straight games? Well, that answer quickly became no when it was well reported

00:44that he and OC Arthur Smith had a horrible working relationship by the end of their

00:49time together last season. That was only backed up this week when Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports

00:55came out and said that Mike Tomlin, of all people, no longer had the same relationship

01:01with Russell Wilson that he once did. I mean, that is a damning statement. Mike Tomlin

01:07single-handedly recruited Russell Wilson. Mike Tomlin was the one who inserted Russell Wilson

01:13into the starting lineup over Justin Fields despite the fact that he had a winning record

01:17and Mike Tomlin was the one who stood by Russell Wilson in the middle of that losing streak when

01:23many were wanting Justin Fields back in the starting lineup. The fact that he turned on

01:29Russell Wilson or no longer has the same relationship says all you need to know about

01:34Wilson and his time with the Steelers. And frankly, we have a well-documented history at this point.

01:39It ended poorly between he, John Snyder, and Pete Carroll in Seattle. Last year, head coach of the

01:46Denver Broncos, Sean Payton, couldn't wait to get him out of Denver, taking on the largest

01:51dead money cap hit in NFL history, and now after just one year with the Pittsburgh Steelers,

01:56he is gone. So what does that mean for their quarterback situation? Well, obviously,

02:01they were already all-in on Aaron Rodgers. This only further emphasizes that. Aaron Rodgers'

02:08top two choices outside of the Pittsburgh Steelers were the Minnesota Vikings and the New York

02:13Giants. It became clear last week that Minnesota is no longer in play, or at least at this time,

02:19and with the signing of Russell Wilson, the Giants have planted their flag as to who will

02:24be their starting quarterback in 2025. So now the Steelers' only competition is what? Retirement.

02:30That's right. They have to decide if walks on Malibu Beach or darkness retreats are more important

02:38than being the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback if they are in Aaron Rodgers' camp. That's what

02:44they're discussing right now. And for Aaron Rodgers, he doesn't strike me as the kind of guy

02:49that wants to go out after what just happened the last two years with the New York Jets.

02:53So the Steelers are looking like they might finally get their wish,

02:57and Aaron Rodgers could be headed to Pittsburgh very soon.