Former Steelers QB Beats Rookie for Starting Job

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be moving into another season with a completely different quarterback room than the season prior.

For the third straight reason, none of the room that led the team in the previous season remains. This year, Aaron Rodgers will lead the group that also includes Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson.

The previous season featured Kyle Allen, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. Fields and Wilson split the starting role across the season, as Fields started the first six games with a 4-2 record before Wilson took over.

Now, all three quarterbacks are on different teams. Allen is currently in a battle to make the 53-man roster with the Detroit Lions. Fields is likely to lead the New York Jets for the foreseeable future. Wilson signed with the Giants at the outset of free agency, but it was unclear what his role was going to be.

That became murkier when the Giants selected quarterback Jaxson Dart out of Ole Miss with one of their first round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Now, after both quarterbacks have taken reps in training camp and the first two games of the preseason, it seems that Wilson has now found his role with the team.

Following the Giants second preseason game, head coach Brian Daboll was asked what role that both Dart and Wilson would have moving forward as the season quickly nears.

“Russ is our starter and we’re going to keep developing Jaxson,” Daboll said.