Sifting through the aftermath of the team’s 28-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Saturday’s AFC Super Wild Card game at M&T Bank Stadium, Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson knows the Steelers came up short of their goals for the 2024 season.
Wilson, signed in the offseason to a one-year deal, is one of three quarterbacks the Steelers added last offseason as they completely made over their quarterback room, joining Justin Fields and Kyle Allen on the roster in an effort to better help the team compete this season.
The team fell short of that goal.
But with the season now complete, the 13-year veteran knows where he wants to be in 2025 and beyond.
“I just love the guys. I love the locker room. I love Coach (Mike) Tomlin. Love who he is,” Wilson said Monday as the Steelers held their last team meetings of the 2024 season.
“I think that this place is a place that I think can win a lot and all that stuff, too. And I think we have a championship-caliber football team. It didn’t go the way we wanted to this year. But I I love playing football. I love playing the game. And if it works out that way, I’ll be excited to do that and put the black and gold on again.”
Wilson, who turned 36 in November, missed the first six games of the season with a calf injury, but returned to start the final 11 games and in the postseason. Fields started the first six games of the season, helping the Steelers to a 4-2 record.
The Steelers won six of Wilson’s first nine starts to get to 10-3 before stumbling down the stretch to finish the regular season at 10-7.
Wilson finished the season with 2,482 passing yards with 16 touchdowns and 5 interceptions in his 11 starts. He also ran for two scores and posted a 95.6 passer rating.
“I thought I played well,” Wilson said. “There’s moments I wish I played a little bit better. You know, I feel two plays that I wish I had back, to be honest with you; the one in Kansas City and the one in…
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