Russell Wilson, 36, wants to remain with Pittsburgh Steelers - ESPN

PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson is scheduled to be a free agent this offseason, but the veteran quarterback said he wants to remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

«That's the plan,» Wilson said Monday at the team's locker room clean out. «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."

Wilson, though, clarified he hasn't met with the Steelers to explicitly discuss his future.

«I think they've known that I've always wanted to be here and play here, but it is also a process,» Wilson said, asked if the Steelers' reciprocated his desire to return. «We haven't had those meetings yet, so we will have those and we'll go from there.»

Wilson, 36, signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the Steelers a year ago following his release from the Denver Broncos. He was limited for much of training camp and missed the first six games of the season with a lingering calf injury, but he returned to lead the Steelers to six wins in his first seven starts. But Wilson and the Steelers faltered down the stretch, losing their final five games.

After putting up 28 points and 372 yards of offense in Wilson's first seven starts, they averaged just 14 points and 263 yards in their final five losses. Wilson finished his 13h season in the NFL throwing for 2,482 yards with 16 touchdowns, five interceptions and 33 sacks.

«I thought I played well,» Wilson said, assessing his season. «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