Pittsburgh Steelers officially have a QB for 2025 after a surprise signing on Tuesday

Thompson has played in 10 career NFL games, including against the Buffalo Bills in a playoff game during the 2022-2023 NFL season. He's 27 years old and played his college ball at Kansas State. 

"You know, obviously we don't have a quarterback under contract, and so we got some major discussions there," said Coach Tomlin on Tuesday. "It was a really good experience with the three quarterbacks that were on our roster this year, individually and collectively. We certainly are open to considering those guys, but there's a lot of work ahead in the major work obviously starts first and foremost with just understanding what our options are...

"...What the field looks like in terms of free agency, what the draft pool looks like, and then beginning the process in terms of decision making based on, you know, known variables. And so, you know, Omar and I got half a day carved out here this week, just to begin that component of the discussion."

There seems to be a frontrunner in terms of who will return to Pittsburgh from their 2024 crop of signal callers, and there are also names like Kyler Murray and Aaron Rodgers to keep an eye on. 

Wilson and Justin Fields are both free agents. Will either be back in Pittsburgh? There was frustration with Wilson down the stretch, so I’m not sure how far the Steelers will be willing to go to keep him. Meanwhile, the team would love to keep working with Fields, but it might not be as a starter. I’d heard before the playoff game Saturday that the playoffs would likely help set the course. Based on how the offense played …

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“I think we have seen Russell Wilson hit a wall, said Peter King on Mad Dog Sports Radio. "Whether Mike Tomlin is even thinking about, I'm sure he's not right now, thinking about 2025. They got a playoff game coming up, but if I were the Pittsburgh Steelers, knowing that I've got Cam Heyward, and T.J. Watt, I've got guys on defense with their expiration dates not long in the future. I would want to come in and try to get a quarterback who can make me competitive with Baltimore and Cincinnati in 2025. That guy to me would be Aaron Rodgers.”