Report: Steelers 'Would Love to Keep Working with' Justin Fields amid Contract Buzz

Will either Russell Wilson or Justin Fields be back with the Pittsburgh Steelers next season?

Don't be surprised if it's Fields, and not Wilson, who returns to the Steel City, albeit potentially in a backup role.

According to Albert Breer of SI.com, "Wilson and Fields are both free agents. Will either be back in Pittsburgh? There was frustration with Wilson down the stretch, so I'm not sure how far the Steelers will be willing to go to keep him. Meanwhile, the team would love to keep working with Fields, but it might not be as a starter. I'd heard before the playoff game Saturday that the playoffs would likely help set the course. Based on how the offense played.."

Fields, 25, went 4-2 as the starter to open the 2024 season, throwing for 1,106 yards, five touchdowns and an interception while completing 65.8 percent of his passes and taking 16 sacks. He also rushed for 289 yards and five scores.

Once Wilson was healthy enough to return from a calf injury that sidelined him to open the season, however, he was returned to starting status and was an upgrade, throwing for 2,482 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions while completing 63.7 percent of his passes and taking 33 sacks.

The Steelers went 6-1 in his first seven starts and life was good. But including Saturday's playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Steelers finished the season with five straight losses. It's hard to completely blame Wilson for that stretch—he threw six touchdowns, two interceptions and took 18 sacks—but he didn't exactly lift an inept offense to greater heights, either.

So the Steelers have some major decisions to make at the quarterback position. And regardless of who they ultimately land on, more weapons are needed as well. An offensive rework is required, and it will likely start at quarterback.