Per Schefter: Russell Wilson is a Steeler, signs one-year deal

[LakecrestSteeler]

Well I will be the first to go on record and say that Russ Wilson goes on IR before the start of the regular season. This is how most players leave the league. Aaron Rogers part deux!

Pickett starts.



Injury History
Date League Injury Details
Sep 11, 2016 NFL Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3 Wilson's ankle injury lingered for most of the season.
Sep 25, 2016 NFL Knee MCL Sprain Grade 2 Wilson didn't miss a game with his MCL injury.
Oct 7, 2021 NFL Hand Finger Fracture Wilson injured his middle finger in Week 5's loss to the Rams. He was placed on injured reserve.
Oct 2, 2022 NFL Shoulder Wilson was "dinged up" in Week 4, per HC Nathaniel Hackett. He underwent a platelet-rich plasma injection on October 7.
Oct 17, 2022 NFL Thigh Hamstring Tear Grade 3 Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Wilson's hamstring is partially torn.
Dec 11, 2022 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Wilson was injured on a scramble.
Jan 8, 2023 NFL Knee Strain Grade 1 Per insider Mike Klis, this was "not an injury, but a nagging discomfort." He underwent a scope after the 2022 season.

[DP39]

@DP39 i don’t think they need to sign a C unless it is a great deal. They have the perfect C for the Srthur Smith offense playing RG right now and a competent backup in Herbig. They also have a couple of decent guys behind them.

Most of all: this center class in the draft is wonderful. A pick after rd 1 gets it done.

Will they bring in the guy who snapped to Wilson the last 2 years..........
Lloyd Cushenberry?
Probably too much money.

I think they have already fallen in love with a Center in the draft and have already filled out the draft card.

Will we draft a JPJ two years in a row? With our first round pick.
Or Zach Frazier or SVP in the second?

OT first...Mims. To RT....Broderick slides to LT
C in the second.

I'd be ok with a top 10 FA Center or a top 2 drafted one. The reason I'm ok with paying a center like Cush or James ~$9-10M is because we'll be spending so little on our OT starters. I mean spending ~$26M on your three starting IOL and only ~$7M on your two starting OTs averages out to only ~$6.6M per starter, per year. That's very doable in today's world where 40% of the league is spending (AAV) half of that would be total (1/2 of a $33M total) on a starting LT alone.

Also, I have a deep suspicion that they REALLY like the top CB and WR (while planning on DJ's departure; this or next year) part of this draft class. If they want to draft a top C (future top 10 at his position), it'll have to happen with the first two picks, imo. I think one of those picks is already slotted for a T and, like I said, it wouldn't surprise me to see them spend the other on a CB or WR -- more the reason to get your top C via FA (Cush -- a young, already top 10 ascending player).

Regardless, whether they get their future Center via the draft or FA, I don't think they'll go wrong (sans - MT making them pick SVP-G in the 1st or 2nd round ). Exciting times.

UPDATE: Well, so much for Cushenberry -- he just went to TEN. James, tier two/three FA, or draft it seems.

[Forty Three]

Colbert did a lot of good for this franchise for a lot of years but MAN what the fuck was he thinking with drafting Pickett? Perhaps Art2’s influence on that pick was greater than we all realize (and many of us think he was very involved in not missing out on the next Dan Marino).

Art was 100% the reason they made the pick. They had their mind made up at the Senior Bowl. Before the Combine, before a single Pro Day, etc.

Art's dad passed on Dan Marino. Art wasn't going to pass on the guy who "broke all of Marino's records."

[steelclan]

Of course he signed here for the Vet minimum. Everyone on Earth knew it was going to happen for the past month. It's a no risk signing. Only people who hate this are Fans of Kenny Pickett (or Pitt) before they are Fans of the Steelers.

I am not fan of Pickett. I will play wait and see but initial reaction: don't like it. If I am wrong great.

[Steeldrama]

@DP39 i don’t think they need to sign a C unless it is a great deal. They have the perfect C for the Srthur Smith offense playing RG right now and a competent backup in Herbig. They also have a couple of decent guys behind them.

Most of all: this center class in the draft is wonderful. A pick after rd 1 gets it done.

Will they bring in the guy who snapped to Wilson the last 2 years..........
Lloyd Cushenberry?
Probably too much money.

I think they have already fallen in love with a Center in the draft and have already filled out the draft card.

Will we draft a JPJ two years in a row? With our first round pick.
Or Zach Frazier or SVP in the second?

OT first...Mims. To RT....Broderick slides to LT
C in the second.

I'd be ok with a top 10 FA Center or a top 2 drafted one. The reason I'm ok with paying a center like Cush or James ~$9-10M is because we'll be spending so little on our OT starters. I mean spending ~$26M on your three starting IOL and only ~$7M on your two starting OTs averages out to only ~$6.6M per starter, per year. That's very doable in today's world where 40% of the league is spending (AAV) half of that would be total (1/2 of a $33M total) on a starting LT alone.

Also, I have a deep suspicion that they REALLY like the top CB and WR (while planning on DJ's departure; this or next year) part of this draft class. If they want to draft a top C (future top 10 at his position), it'll have to happen with the first two picks, imo. I think one of those picks is already slotted for a T and, like I said, it wouldn't surprise me to see them spend the other on a CB or WR -- more the reason to get your top C via FA (Cush -- a young, already top 10 ascending player).

Regardless, whether they get their future Center via the draft or FA, I don't think they'll go wrong (sans - MT making them pick SVP-G in the 1st or 2nd round ). Exciting times.

Three top FA centers already off the market:

Cushenberry- Titans
Morse- Jags
James- re-signed with Raiders

[DP39]

Will they bring in the guy who snapped to Wilson the last 2 years..........
Lloyd Cushenberry?
Probably too much money.

I think they have already fallen in love with a Center in the draft and have already filled out the draft card.

Will we draft a JPJ two years in a row? With our first round pick.
Or Zach Frazier or SVP in the second?

OT first...Mims. To RT....Broderick slides to LT
C in the second.

I'd be ok with a top 10 FA Center or a top 2 drafted one. The reason I'm ok with paying a center like Cush or James ~$9-10M is because we'll be spending so little on our OT starters. I mean spending ~$26M on your three starting IOL and only ~$7M on your two starting OTs averages out to only ~$6.6M per starter, per year. That's very doable in today's world where 40% of the league is spending (AAV) half of that would be total (1/2 of a $33M total) on a starting LT alone.

Also, I have a deep suspicion that they REALLY like the top CB and WR (while planning on DJ's departure; this or next year) part of this draft class. If they want to draft a top C (future top 10 at his position), it'll have to happen with the first two picks, imo. I think one of those picks is already slotted for a T and, like I said, it wouldn't surprise me to see them spend the other on a CB or WR -- more the reason to get your top C via FA (Cush -- a young, already top 10 ascending player).

Regardless, whether they get their future Center via the draft or FA, I don't think they'll go wrong (sans - MT making them pick SVP-G in the 1st or 2nd round ). Exciting times.

Three top FA centers already off the market:

Cushenberry- Titans
Morse- Jags
James- re-signed with Raiders

Yep. Just saw that. Damn, leaves Conner Williams (ACL recovery), Brewer, Biadasz, and Shelton now, I guess.

[Steeldrama]

I'd be ok with a top 10 FA Center or a top 2 drafted one. The reason I'm ok with paying a center like Cush or James ~$9-10M is because we'll be spending so little on our OT starters. I mean spending ~$26M on your three starting IOL and only ~$7M on your two starting OTs averages out to only ~$6.6M per starter, per year. That's very doable in today's world where 40% of the league is spending (AAV) half of that would be total (1/2 of a $33M total) on a starting LT alone.

Also, I have a deep suspicion that they REALLY like the top CB and WR (while planning on DJ's departure; this or next year) part of this draft class. If they want to draft a top C (future top 10 at his position), it'll have to happen with the first two picks, imo. I think one of those picks is already slotted for a T and, like I said, it wouldn't surprise me to see them spend the other on a CB or WR -- more the reason to get your top C via FA (Cush -- a young, already top 10 ascending player).

Regardless, whether they get their future Center via the draft or FA, I don't think they'll go wrong (sans - MT making them pick SVP-G in the 1st or 2nd round ). Exciting times.

Three top FA centers already off the market:

Cushenberry- Titans
Morse- Jags
James- re-signed with Raiders

Yep. Just saw that. Damn, leaves Conner Williams (ACL recovery), Brewer, Biadasz, and Shelton now, I guess.

Cross Biadasz off your list too
He just signed with the Redskins

Steelers just easing in

[DP39]

Three top FA centers already off the market:

Cushenberry- Titans
Morse- Jags
James- re-signed with Raiders

Yep. Just saw that. Damn, leaves Conner Williams (ACL recovery), Brewer, Biadasz, and Shelton now, I guess.

Cross Biadasz off your list too
He just signed with the Redskins

Steelers just easing in

Like I said, "exciting times".

[Gonzo]

this is a different shade of lipstick on the same dumb pig. and is now a celebration of dedication to not-failing completely.

you al are assuming that it was done for the reasons you want to believe. it was not. it was done to maintain the false belief that this is a quality and capable team heading somewhere. in practice it will be the same lame philosophy and execution of that philosophy next year .:: they will not win a playoff game and will have a new mclatchey-esque excuse next time.

how now cash cow

[tbsteel]

Baffling at the number of posters who don't like this move.

There are punters and even long snappers making more money.

It's an admission that Kenny is not the future.

If he gets an extension, it should in theory mean he had a good season.

Signing said extension doesn't preclude the Steelers from drafting a rookie QB from yet another reputedly deep '25 qb class.

Playing behind a veteran worked for Mahomes and Love etc.

Yep

Good signing.

Now dazzle us in free agency and the draft, Khan-artist!

Yep. Agreed with all.

The best thing about this signing is that is shows they don't want to waste another year on Pickett and are ready to move on. For an organization like the Steelers that changes course like trying to turn the Titanic, this is a fantastic development.

I suspect maybe we'll draft a mid or late round QB this year, but that 2025 will be the year they'll take another real stab at getting a franchise QB.

[tbsteel]

Colbert did a lot of good for this franchise for a lot of years but MAN what the fuck was he thinking with drafting Pickett? Perhaps Art2’s influence on that pick was greater than we all realize (and many of us think he was very involved in not missing out on the next Dan Marino).

Art was 100% the reason they made the pick. They had their mind made up at the Senior Bowl. Before the Combine, before a single Pro Day, etc.

Art's dad passed on Dan Marino. Art wasn't going to pass on the guy who "broke all of Marino's records."

I heard they had Kenny as their top QB that year, but that they didn't have him graded as a first rounder.

Art made the call.

[Jizz Mop]

JPJ, Frazier or SVP momentum building as these FA C’s are signed

[Deebo]

Of course he signed here for the Vet minimum. Everyone on Earth knew it was going to happen for the past month. It's a no risk signing. Only people who hate this are Fans of Kenny Pickett (or Pitt) before they are Fans of the Steelers.

Yes because disliking KP and Russ Wilson are mutually exclusive positions to take

[Ice]

Yep, Ice.

They weren’t going to be closer to a SB until they completely purge. The contract and the player, it was a package failure and the fan base and ownership is ready to call it an error and move on.

They are in rebuild mode. Steelers kinda refuse to be for the preservation of NHALS since the coach has an ego the size of the Titanic, but hey, RW for 1.21M is fine with me.

1) new ownership comes in, drastically overestimates current roster talent, "a QB away..."
2) tries to go all in, ala LA Rams, trades boatload of picks for RW, the savior at QB
3) Hires unproven coach who may have once shared a beer at an airport bar with Sean McVay, which was the fashion at the time
4) Bad chemistry, RW's odd personality, injuries and inexperienced coaching snowball into a bottom-5 season, with no top 5 draft pick to show
5) Bring in multimillion dollar celebrity coach to save multimillion dollar savior celebrity QB
6) Coach mouths off, scapegoats predecessor publicly, ratchets expectations, still doesn't achieve success
7) RW scapegoated, out of town, and the fire sale and rebuild begins
8) Celebrity coach saves face for a few years while "the plan comes together"
9) Incoming mediocre 2024 QB? Probably.

Basically the timeline as I see it. Payton is looking less and less good as this develops, and might have to start looking in the mirror at some point.

[DP39]

JPJ, Frazier or SVP momentum building as these FA C’s are signed

As I've said many times over the last few years....if Tomlin gets his way, SVP-G WILL be our next (over)drafted starting center. He absolutely loves him -- as a person, first and foremost!

[steelmann58]

I have to think we are going to add a low cost FA Center but no way are they passing on one of the Big Two Centers in this draft book it

[Jizz Mop]

I have to think we are going to add a low cost FA Center but no way are they passing on one of the Big Two Centers in this draft book it

Booked

[blu]

Guess I'll pop in to eat my crow on this subject.

I'll still say that Denver paying Russ $80m to walk away is a giant red flag. I'm not sold, but will be happy to get proven wrong.

Denver paid Wilson to win them Super Bowls and be a top 5 QB. That was a bad deal. We’re paying him so we don’t have to watch Clipboard Kenny Pickett suck up the whole season. Wilson is a transition QB here who is good enough to get the team to the playoffs and maybe win a game. He quickens the transition to our next franchise QB and assures we don’t muddle in Pickett hell for 5 years. It’s a great signing for that reason, plus it keeps a ton of cap space free to address the fact we have no punter, center, SS, CB or nickel CB on the roster right now.

If they trade Dionte Johnson away it’s an A+ off-season.

It's especially a great signing for me as my girlfriend will now not hesitate this fall to go back to Pittsburgh for my (& her) 2nd Steeler game. Last year at our first, the Jacksonville game was basically watching the Black & Gold do nothing with Pickett doing little & then getting hurt & Trubisky, as usual, passing to the opposing team. But we loved the city & tail-gaiting parking lot & it was an easy 5 hour drive. Perhaps, this time we can find a nice sit-down soul food restaurant, as well.

[CoolShades]

Of course he signed here for the Vet minimum. Everyone on Earth knew it was going to happen for the past month. It's a no risk signing. Only people who hate this are Fans of Kenny Pickett (or Pitt) before they are Fans of the Steelers.

Bullshit.

I hate it because it doesn’t address the elephant in the stadium - Mike Tomlin.

How many playoff games has TJ won? ZERO ( 0-3 )

How many playoff games HAS MInkah won? ZERO ( 0-3 )

How many playoff games has Heyward won? ONE ( 1-7 )

Wow, that’s a lot of losing. All without Pickett, too. Imagine that.

Kenny’s been here 2 seasons. He has started what, 25 games? All but 1.5 with an OC so bad, the Steelers actually fired him during the season, and a HC so conservative and stubborn, he wants to win games 6-5 (and even then, he kept a punter who sucked and couldn’t flip the field for 3 fucking seasons because “reasons”.). The first game without said OC, the Steelers get 400 yards of offense in over what, 3 years?

But we can’t get rid of the Great Black Dope. Oh no. He’s a KEEPER! Who else could coach this team to no playoff wins in 7 seasons and keep his job? You can’t fire Tomlin! Another team would hire him in seconds! And besides, smart guy, who would you hire that would be any better? You want to be Cleveland or the Jets? Did you know that Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season?

It isn’t the fucking QB.

No, that doesn’t mean I think Kenny is Mahomes or Burrow. It means that no matter what, the Steelers aren’t contending for a SB until Jibbs is gone. We are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I can’t be excited over a guy who is hated by two NFL organizations (yeah, he’s not a cancer), one which he won a SB with, and the other who is paying $30+ million of his salary for him to just go away. And like all old, washed NFL players, they start cooing around Mediocre Mike, telling the world how they’ve always wanted to play for him, and then Tomlin gets a chubby and his ego swells. That’s how we end up with guys like Pat Peterson and Allen Robinson and now Russell Wilson.

Fuck this ridiculous organization. We all watched Tomlin waste a HOF QBs career, but now everyone is excited over RW? This coaching staff has no idea what it is doing, especially wrt QB. (My proof is 17+ years of non-Roethlisberger QBs under Tomlin.)

The only guy who DOES know what he’s doing is sadly, Mediocre Mike.. He can’t coach for shit, but he does always have a new scapegoat at the ready to make sure he preserves his 8 figure salary and that DEI™ Canton gold jacket. That bug-eyed sack of shit has been a fraud ever since Dan laid his Rooney Rule eyes on him, and now he plays Art II like a fiddle.

[Stosh-67]

Colbert did a lot of good for this franchise for a lot of years but MAN what the fuck was he thinking with drafting Pickett? Perhaps Art2’s influence on that pick was greater than we all realize (and many of us think he was very involved in not missing out on the next Dan Marino).

Art was 100% the reason they made the pick. They had their mind made up at the Senior Bowl. Before the Combine, before a single Pro Day, etc.

Art's dad passed on Dan Marino. Art wasn't going to pass on the guy who "broke all of Marino's records."

I heard they had Kenny as their top QB that year, but that they didn't have him graded as a first rounder.

Art made the call.

Kenny was Familiar with Acrisure stadium, the playing surface, the locker room and facilities.

[bradshaw2ben]

I do not like this at all.

This will more than likely keep PS in QB purgatory.

Agreed.
Just heard on 93.7 the fan that Wilson was LAST in the league at throwing over the middle last season, 5.9%. Can't wait for another year of 2 yard pass patterns and 3rd and 1 sideline bombs.

Are you kidding? That’s what they liked about Wilson

[DP39]

I do not like this at all.

This will more than likely keep PS in QB purgatory.

Agreed.
Just heard on 93.7 the fan that Wilson was LAST in the league at throwing over the middle last season, 5.9%. Can't wait for another year of 2 yard pass patterns and 3rd and 1 sideline bombs.

Are you kidding? That’s what they liked about Wilson

He also didn't have anyone reliable to throw it to over the middle.

Sutton, his best connection, was much more of an outside guy, but when he did throw to him over the middle he was pretty reliable. Tim Patrick got injured early, Marvin Mims was a rookie that took a while to get playing time, and Jerry Jeudy (SWR) was extremely inconsistent -- with a ~58% catch rate, I believe. His TEs left much to be desired, ta boot.

[lifelongsteel]

The reality is that the Steelers are in a shitty situation as it relates to QB (I'm not going to worry about the shitty situation related to ownership and the head coach as those aren't changing)

Running it back with Pickett + Rudolph + an UDFA project QB would have been the worst case scenario, at least for 2024.

Looking at the other options, Russ was imo the best of a number of sub optimal ones.

I expect Russ to play like a top 12-15 QB, which combined with a good FA period, growth from their young guys, and another great draft gives them a shot at being a top 5 team.

[steelclan]

One thing that is amusing:

PS going to Denver. Denver potentially paying Russell Wilson 37M to beat them. Now that? Is funny.

[Forty Three]

Colbert did a lot of good for this franchise for a lot of years but MAN what the fuck was he thinking with drafting Pickett? Perhaps Art2’s influence on that pick was greater than we all realize (and many of us think he was very involved in not missing out on the next Dan Marino).

Art was 100% the reason they made the pick. They had their mind made up at the Senior Bowl. Before the Combine, before a single Pro Day, etc.

Art's dad passed on Dan Marino. Art wasn't going to pass on the guy who "broke all of Marino's records."

I heard they had Kenny as their top QB that year, but that they didn't have him graded as a first rounder.

Art made the call.

Dale Lolley reported at the Senior Bowl that if Kenny Pickett was available at 20 they'd pick him. So they had their mind made up that early.

It would jive with what you're saying -- that they didn't have a first round grade on him but Art made the call -- for them to have their mind made up so early in the process.

[Forty Three]

Of course he signed here for the Vet minimum. Everyone on Earth knew it was going to happen for the past month. It's a no risk signing. Only people who hate this are Fans of Kenny Pickett (or Pitt) before they are Fans of the Steelers.

Bullshit.

I hate it because it doesn’t address the elephant in the stadium - Mike Tomlin.

How many playoff games has TJ won? ZERO ( 0-3 )

How many playoff games HAS MInkah won? ZERO ( 0-3 )

How many playoff games has Heyward won? ONE ( 1-7 )

Wow, that’s a lot of losing. All without Pickett, too. Imagine that.

Kenny’s been here 2 seasons. He has started what, 25 games? All but 1.5 with an OC so bad, the Steelers actually fired him during the season, and a HC so conservative and stubborn, he wants to win games 6-5 (and even then, he kept a punter who sucked and couldn’t flip the field for 3 fucking seasons because “reasons”.). The first game without said OC, the Steelers get 400 yards of offense in over what, 3 years?

But we can’t get rid of the Great Black Dope. Oh no. He’s a KEEPER! Who else could coach this team to no playoff wins in 7 seasons and keep his job? You can’t fire Tomlin! Another team would hire him in seconds! And besides, smart guy, who would you hire that would be any better? You want to be Cleveland or the Jets? Did you know that Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season?

It isn’t the fucking QB.

No, that doesn’t mean I think Kenny is Mahomes or Burrow. It means that no matter what, the Steelers aren’t contending for a SB until Jibbs is gone. We are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I can’t be excited over a guy who is hated by two NFL organizations (yeah, he’s not a cancer), one which he won a SB with, and the other who is paying $30+ million of his salary for him to just go away. And like all old, washed NFL players, they start cooing around Mediocre Mike, telling the world how they’ve always wanted to play for him, and then Tomlin gets a chubby and his ego swells. That’s how we end up with guys like Pat Peterson and Allen Robinson and now Russell Wilson.

Fuck this ridiculous organization. We all watched Tomlin waste a HOF QBs career, but now everyone is excited over RW? This coaching staff has no idea what it is doing, especially wrt QB. (My proof is 17+ years of non-Roethlisberger QBs under Tomlin.)

The only guy who DOES know what he’s doing is sadly, Mediocre Mike.. He can’t coach for shit, but he does always have a new scapegoat at the ready to make sure he preserves his 8 figure salary and that DEI™ Canton gold jacket. That bug-eyed sack of shit has been a fraud ever since Dan laid his Rooney Rule eyes on him, and now he plays Art II like a fiddle.

But like, what's your opinion on Mike Tomlin?

[CoolShades]

But like, what's your opinion on Mike Tomlin?

NHALS!

What else is there in life?

[jmacinwbp]

Of course he signed here for the Vet minimum. Everyone on Earth knew it was going to happen for the past month. It's a no risk signing. Only people who hate this are Fans of Kenny Pickett (or Pitt) before they are Fans of the Steelers, and delusional Tomlin haters.

Corrected your original point slightly

[blu]

Well I will be the first to go on record and say that Russ Wilson goes on IR before the start of the regular season. This is how most players leave the league. Aaron Rogers part deux!

Pickett starts.



Injury History
Date League Injury Details
Sep 11, 2016 NFL Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3 Wilson's ankle injury lingered for most of the season.
Sep 25, 2016 NFL Knee MCL Sprain Grade 2 Wilson didn't miss a game with his MCL injury.
Oct 7, 2021 NFL Hand Finger Fracture Wilson injured his middle finger in Week 5's loss to the Rams. He was placed on injured reserve.
Oct 2, 2022 NFL Shoulder Wilson was "dinged up" in Week 4, per HC Nathaniel Hackett. He underwent a platelet-rich plasma injection on October 7.
Oct 17, 2022 NFL Thigh Hamstring Tear Grade 3 Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Wilson's hamstring is partially torn.
Dec 11, 2022 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Wilson was injured on a scramble.
Jan 8, 2023 NFL Knee Strain Grade 1 Per insider Mike Klis, this was "not an injury, but a nagging discomfort." He underwent a scope after the 2022 season.

Yes, but RW basically is here for a year for free. A lot less than Aaron Rodgers & the Steelers will most probably draft a QB in 2025 regardless.

[LakecrestSteeler]

Well I will be the first to go on record and say that Russ Wilson goes on IR before the start of the regular season. This is how most players leave the league. Aaron Rogers part deux!

Pickett starts.



Injury History
Date League Injury Details
Sep 11, 2016 NFL Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3 Wilson's ankle injury lingered for most of the season.
Sep 25, 2016 NFL Knee MCL Sprain Grade 2 Wilson didn't miss a game with his MCL injury.
Oct 7, 2021 NFL Hand Finger Fracture Wilson injured his middle finger in Week 5's loss to the Rams. He was placed on injured reserve.
Oct 2, 2022 NFL Shoulder Wilson was "dinged up" in Week 4, per HC Nathaniel Hackett. He underwent a platelet-rich plasma injection on October 7.
Oct 17, 2022 NFL Thigh Hamstring Tear Grade 3 Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Wilson's hamstring is partially torn.
Dec 11, 2022 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Wilson was injured on a scramble.
Jan 8, 2023 NFL Knee Strain Grade 1 Per insider Mike Klis, this was "not an injury, but a nagging discomfort." He underwent a scope after the 2022 season.

Yes, but RW basically is here for a year for free. A lot less than Aaron Rodgers & the Steelers will most probably draft a QB in 2025 regardless.

The signing makes sense to me. I like it. I don’t think it automatically means Kenny is not the starter.

Mason and Trubs were no competition and probably did not push the QB corp forward. Hopefully this will inject something to make the QBs better.

And if Russ has a good preseason and comes out on top so be it.

I just see RW being snake bitten and can see an Achilles injury or elbow injury as they get lathered up in practice…old man versus young pup injury.

Maybe we will get a Russ cooks year or a Kenny plays out of his mind Junior year and we catch a ring when the Chiefs have some SB hangover and Kelce tears a hip flexor or groin from all his Taylor shagging.