Steelers Release Mitch Trubisky

Quarterback Mitch Trubsiky’s time with the Pittsburgh Steelers has come to an end. The team has decided to part ways with the former second-overall pick, releasing him on Monday. This is essentially Pittsburgh doing right by Trubisky, giving him a chance to find a new home sooner rather than later.

This is hardly a surprising development for both parties. Pittsburgh wants to bring in competition for Kenny Pickett, and Trubisky is not worthy of competing for the starting quarterback position. Pittsburgh is reportedly open to trading for a quarterback, recently being linked to Justin Fields of the Chicago Bears. With that, the writing was on the wall, and it was clear his time with the Steelers would be ending.

Trubisky did not see much action with the Steelers, appearing in just 12 games in Pittsburgh (seven starts). The performances of Trubisky were pretty similar to his time in Chicago, completing 64.1% of his pass attempts with little to show for it. Trubisky averaged just 157 yards per game with eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

There is no faulting Pittsburgh for taking a chance on Trubisky. The Steelers needed to bring in a veteran to serve as a primary backup to Pickett without pushing him. Unfortunately, a push was necessary due to Pickett not appearing to be a franchise quarterback. Now Pittsburgh will go through a reevaluation of their quarterback room while Trubisky looks to catch on with another franchise.