Russell Wilson Addresses Future With Steelers

Russell Wilson (3) of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens during the AFC Wild Card Playoff at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on Jan. 11, 2025. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images

A promising start turned into a dismal finish for quarterback Russell Wilson with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2024 season, and he wants to stay.

“That’s the plan,” Wilson told reporters on Monday. “I love it here and everything else, and I think we have a great football team. Obviously, it didn’t end the way we wanted it to, and I think there’s a lot more to do.”

Pittsburgh (10–8) fell 28–14 to the Baltimore Ravens (13–5) in the Wild Card Round on Jan. 11. Wilson completed 69 percent of his passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.

The Steelers lost four straight games going into the playoffs, and Wilson had his struggles along the way. Most notably, Wilson didn’t throw a touchdown pass in a Dec. 25 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, and he completed only 54.8 percent of his passes in the Jan. 4 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Overall, Wilson completed 63.7 percent of his passes for 2,486 yards and 16 touchdowns versus five interceptions in 11 games. Wilson started the season on the sideline due to injury as backup quarterback Justin Fields started the first six games.

“I thought I played well,” Wilson said. “There’s moments I wish I played a little bit better. I feel like I had two plays that I wish I had back, just to be honest with you: the one in Kansas City and the one in the Ravens game.

“Other than that, those two plays in particular, I competed, and I gave it my all,” Wilson said. “Obviously, I felt like we didn’t play good enough when we needed to as a team. I hated missing games. I hated missing those first six games. I don’t really miss games like that and that kind of was disappointing, but I love how guys made plays.”

Wilson will need to re-sign with the Steelers in the offseason if he stays. He had a one-year, $1.2 million deal with the team after his two-year stint with the Denver Broncos in two losing seasons.

“I think they’ve known that I’ve always wanted to be here and play here, but it is also a process,” Wilson said. “We haven’t had those meetings yet, so we will have those and we'll go from there.”

A nine-time Pro Bowler, Wilson has been one of the league’s top quarterbacks for years, especially during his time with the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson played 10 years for Seattle from 2012 to 2021, which included a Super Bowl win in 2014.