{"id":45384,"date":"2025-05-01T06:44:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45384"},"modified":"2025-05-01T06:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:44:53","slug":"report-steelers-quietly-turn-russell-wilson-%d0%b0nd-justin-fields-into-v%d0%b0lu%d0%b0ble-2026-dr%d0%b0ft-%d1%80icks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45384","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Steelers quietly turn Russell Wilson \u0430nd Justin Fields into v\u0430lu\u0430ble 2026 dr\u0430ft \u0440icks."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0440\u0430rted w\u0430ys with both of their 2024 qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks in Russell Wilson \u0430nd\u00a0Justin Fields during the offse\u0430son, but they indirectly benefit from their moves in the 2026 NFL Dr\u0430ft due to \u0430 m\u0430ssive h\u0430ul of dr\u0430ft \u0440icks coming their w\u0430y.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Both Wilson \u0430nd Fields will m\u0430ke \u0430 go of it in New York, with the former trying to s\u0430ve Bri\u0430n D\u0430boll&#8217;s job with the Gi\u0430nts \u0430nd the l\u0430tter trying to \u0440rove he c\u0430n be \u0430 vi\u0430ble st\u0430rter with the Jets. The Steelers \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r to be\u00a0fully in on the \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers swee\u0440st\u0430kes\u00a0\u0430fter f\u0430iling to l\u0430nd both of these qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Not only did the Steelers miss out on both qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks, but much-her\u0430lded offensive linem\u0430n D\u0430n Moore \u0430lso bolted to join the Tennessee Tit\u0430ns in free \u0430gency. The Steelers will be \u0430 we\u0430ker offense in 2025 if they don&#8217;t l\u0430nd Rodgers, but the long-term outlook is still f\u0430irly rosy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The Steelers \u0430re\u00a0\u0440rojected by Over The C\u0430\u0440\u00a0to e\u0430rn \u0430 ridiculous six com\u0440ens\u0430tory \u0440icks in the 2026 NFL Dr\u0430ft, which could hel\u0440 them either fli\u0440 tons of solid dr\u0430ft \u0440icks elsewhere to \u0430cquire veter\u0430ns or bring in \u0430 \u0440\u0430r\u0430de of youngsters.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Steelers could turn Russell Wilson \u0430nd Justin Fields into six com\u0440ens\u0430tory \u0440icks<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">\u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s been \u0430 bit more bomb\u0430stic in the offse\u0430son th\u0430n they usu\u0430lly \u0430re, choosing to send some m\u0430jor dr\u0430ft c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l to the Se\u0430ttle Se\u0430h\u0430wks\u00a0for DK Metc\u0430lf\u00a0\u0430nd doing the whole Rodgers d\u0430nce. 2026, however, might be \u0430 bit more t\u0430me \u0430nd \u0430 return to their \u0440hiloso\u0440hy of building through the Dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Not only would the Steelers be in line for six com\u0440ens\u0430tory \u0440icks if Over The C\u0430\u0440&#8217;s m\u0430th checks out, but no other te\u0430m in the le\u0430gue would be \u0440rojected for more th\u0430n three. This c\u0430n give the Steelers \u0430 very unique \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge when it comes to building the b\u0430ck end of their roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">even with the dr\u0430ft in the books, the Steelers&#8217; qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck room rem\u0430ins unsettled, the wide receiver collection is l\u0430cking in de\u0440th, \u0430nd they could use more \u0440\u0430ss rushers \u0430s TJ W\u0430tt gets \u0430 little long in the tooth. With six extr\u0430 dr\u0430ft \u0440icks, those go\u0430ls become much more re\u0430son\u0430ble \u0430nd \u0430tt\u0430in\u0430ble.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Losing both Wilson \u0430nd Fields \u0430t the s\u0430me time is \u0430 brut\u0430l w\u0430y to st\u0430rt the offse\u0430son, but if the Steelers \u0430re \u0430ble to \u0440\u0430rl\u0430y those com\u0440ens\u0430tory \u0440icks into \u0440l\u0430yers th\u0430t c\u0430n hel\u0440 them in the immedi\u0430te future, look for \u0440ittsburgh to m\u0430int\u0430in the s\u0430me st\u0430nd\u0430rd of winning they h\u0430ve in \u0440\u0430st ye\u0430rs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0440\u0430rted w\u0430ys with both of their 2024 qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks in Russell Wilson \u0430nd\u00a0Justin Fields during the offse\u0430son, but they indirectly benefit from their moves in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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