New Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is wasting no time getting to know his new teammates.
Despite the team’s offseason program not starting yet, tight end Pat Freiermuth revealed that Wilson has been working out and throwing routes with him and a couple of other Steelers players in CaliforninNDA
Freiermuth praised Wilson for his communication skills and drive to win.
Coming off two disappointing seasons, Wilson has every reason to start strong in Pittsburgh, and his offseason work with the receivers is part of that plan.
Freiermuth did not mention which receivers joined them in California, but the wide receiver group in Pittsburgh has undergone some changes.
The Steelers then agreed to trade Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles.
“I was fortunate to have several teams call, but this is where I wanted to be,” said Wilson of Pittsburgh, who have won a joint-record six NFL titles.
“To be a Pittsburgh Steeler, to wear the black and gold – it’s a true honour. The tradition, the history. There’s six [Super Bowl] trophies in there. We’ve got to go get a seventh.”
In a 10-year stint with the Seattle Seahawks, Wilson won the Super Bowl against Denver in 2014 and is one of just five active QBs to have started and won the NFL’s championship game, the others being Patrick Mahomes, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco.
Denver traded two first-round draft picks, two second-round picks, a fifth-round pick and three players to Seattle in exchange for Wilson and a fourth-round pick before the start of the 2022 season. He then signed a five-year contract extension worth $245m, external to 2029.
Wilson was touted as the long-term successor to legendary quarterback Peyton Manning, who retired after the Broncos clinched their third Super Bowl in 2016, but he won just 11 of his 30 games with Denver.
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