Signing(s): Mitchell Trubisky signs with the Steelers (2 years, $14.25 million)

[MMC]

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[GKJ]

This might get fun

 

[Unholy Diver]

I wonder what the $$ are, hopefully they didn't pay him like a real starter

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Steelers getting some badly needed NVP star power.

 

[GKJ]

I wonder what the $$ are, hopefully they didn't pay him like a real starter

Probably get like a 2 year deal with incentives. A very Steelers move.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

There's just no way they can just give him the job like that. There has to be competition.

 

[StreetHawk]

Probably get like a 2 year deal with incentives. A very Steelers move.

It would be either both years are guaranteed or year 1 is guaranteed with a SB. Like if he got $30 mill over 2 years but $18 mill is guaranteed or something like that type of structure.

Just a guess.

 

[PhillyWings]

There's just no way they can just give him the job like that. There has to be competition.

Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins are his competition as of right now. Steelers could always draft a QB as well.

 

[PanthersPens62]

Oy.

 

[Voight]

Still can't believe the Bears picked him over Watson

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Figured they would go after a stopgap QB. Kinda meh on this. They do have other needs at OL and MLB aka run stoppers. It could work I guess if they ask him to manage games? I dunno.

 

[MMC]

 

[Unholy Diver]

I can live with that

 

[StreetHawk]

I can live with that

No mention of any guaranteed money though. Interesting.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Making room for another ex-Bear 1st round QB?

 

[StreetHawk]

Making room for another ex-Bear 1st round QB?

He signed a 2 year deal in 2022. So, isn't he a free agent anyways? Why need to release him? Did he restructure or something and add a void year?

 

[MMC]

He signed a 2 year deal in 2022. So, isn't he a free agent anyways? Why need to release him? Did he restructure or something and add a void year?

Yes he got a new deal in 2023

 

[PeteWorrell]

He signed a 2 year deal in 2022. So, isn't he a free agent anyways? Why need to release him? Did he restructure or something and add a void year?

The contract no longer had any guaranteed money and he was due a bonus in March.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Yeah, that deal didn't work out, should have just saved the money and rolled with Mason Rudolph

 

[Karterthadon]

I'm still shocked that this bum managed to win the NFC North in the Rogers/Cousins era.

 

[joestevens29]

Yeah, that deal didn't work out, should have just saved the money and rolled with Mason Rudolph

I get wanting a vet to help mentor Pickett, but how they landed on Trubisky I'll never understand.

 

[Unholy Diver]

I get wanting a vet to help mentor Pickett, but how they landed on Trubisky I'll never understand.

I think a lot of stock was put into how Josh Allen solved his accuracy issues and that during that year in Buffalo that Trubisky's issues were solved, I guess maybe thru osmosis. As it would turn out, the Steelers were mistaken, and he still stunk

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

I think a lot of stock was put into how Josh Allen solved his accuracy issues and that during that year in Buffalo that Trubisky's issues were solved, I guess maybe thru osmosis. As it would turn out, the Steelers were mistaken, and he still stunk

He looked good for us in Garbage Time but I'll never understand why that impressed the Steelers enough to hand him a deal. Like you said, they probably thought he fixed some of his issues that he had when he was QB of the Bears judging by his garbage time appearances with us. It was a gamble that didn't pay off. Such is life. Steelers will continue to see what they have in Pickett and move forward from there.