Regardless of Figuring out as ‘Mr. Limitless’, Russell Wilson Snubbed for ‘Comeback Participant of the 12 months’ as Steelers QB’s Age Raises Doubts

‘Mr. Limitless’ might have lastly discovered his limits! The particular person in query is Russell Wilson, who was let go by the Denver Broncos after disappointing performances final yr. The veteran quarterback is at the moment sweating it out within the Pittsburgh Steelers minicamp forward of the 2024 season. Whereas Wilson is working his socks off to show his doubters mistaken, it could already be too late to show his profession round.

Just lately, the Steelers’ no. 3 addressed the journalists and spoke about getting older. A “assured” Wilson claimed he discovered a “fountain of youth” that “revived” him. Nevertheless, if the ESPN NFL analyst Erin Kate Dolan is to be believed, Wilson’s phrases don’t paint an correct image of the present state of his profession. When requested whether or not Wilson might regain his kind and get again to his greatest in an ESPN phase, Erin laughed it off and claimed, at 35, Russell is on the final legs of his profession.

“Completely not,” Erin mentioned about Wilson’s probabilities of successful the ‘NFL Comeback Participant of the 12 months’. She additional added, “This man has been round lengthy sufficient to know what to say earlier than the season.” Dolan’s optimism about Russell Wilson’s enjoying time additional diminished because of the addition of Justin Fields, who joined the Steelers in a commerce from the Chicago Bears. Nevertheless, the previous Broncos star seemingly don’t have any complaints with Fields’ becoming a member of the Steelers.

Russell Wilson is worked up to play with Justin Fields

Russell Wilson welcomed Justin Fields when the 25-year-old joined the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier in 2024. The previous Bears QB changed Kenny Pickett, who went to the  Eagles. Wilson took to his X account and wrote, “Let’s get it” claiming that the “quarterback room” was going to be lit! Therefore, it doesn’t seem to be there’s any sort of jealousy from Wilson’s finish about his recreation time.

Wilson additional spoke on his relationship with Fields throughout the 2024 preseason OTAs. He mentioned, “I’ve acquired lots of respect for his recreation and who he’s as a participant and a teammate. It’s a fantastic factor to be collectively. We’re simply elevating and simply attempting to be higher day-after-day.” They two had been additionally seen practising their passing within the coaching camps forward of the season and appeared to be getting alongside fairly properly.

The nine-time Professional Bowler has a one-year contract at Pittsburgh price $1.2 million, which pales compared to his earlier contracts with the Seahawks and Broncos. As per Spotrac, Wilson has earned about $266 million thus far in his profession. However, the downgrade in his wage comes after two below-average seasons; particularly in 2022, when he registered solely 3,070 passing yards with an 84.4 passer ranking. This was the primary time his ranking went beneath 100 because the 2017 season.

It will likely be fascinating to see how the QB performs for the Steelers amid lingering criticism.