The Pittsburgh Steelers will not pick up Justin Fields's fifth-year option.
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are not expected to pick up quarterback Justin Fields 's fifth-year option, leaving 2024 as his final season under his rookie contract, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Steelers acquired Fields in a trade with the Chicago Bears this offseason, adding the quarterback in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick. He's viewed as competition for Russell Wilson, but isn't expected to start in 2024. League sources do not expect the Steelers to pick up the $25 million fifth-year option on quarterback Justin Fields, whom the team acquired last month for a conditional 2025 6th-round pick. Fields and Russell Wilson both now will be entering the last year of their contracts.Fields could remain in Pittsburgh longer than this season.
Fields is 10-28 as a starter in the NFL but comes to Pittsburgh with plenty of help. Head coach Mike Tomlin has said multiple times throughouth the offseason that he's excited to see what working with Wilson will do for Fields's game, as this is the first time he has a proven veteran in front of him on the roster.Steelers Add Several Pre-Draft Visits
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