Steelers not interested in pursuing big-name QB despite internal division over Kenny Pickett, per report

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Plenty expect the Pittsburgh Steelers to consider pursuing a veteran quarterback in the 2024 offseason. In actuality, the team is not interested in adding a signal-caller who expects to be the starter, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, even with apparent internal division over former first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett.

“That would include Justin Fields and Kirk Cousins, and probably even Russell Wilson, who has a connection with the Steelers,” writes Gerry Dulac, downplaying the possibility of any big-name QB coming to Pittsburgh. “They are committed to giving Pickett a third season to see if he is the guy to do more than just win a playoff game.”

As for Pickett, who finished 2023 on the bench after backup Mason Rudolph earned a postseason start, Dulac suggests there’s a faction of the Steelers organization that believes Rudolph “should be the starter after the way he finished,” guiding the team…


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Author : Cody Benjamin

Publish date : 2024-02-17 17:05:44

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