Sources -- Russell Wilson to sign free agent deal with Steelers - ESPN

Nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback and former Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, league sources told ESPN.

Wilson will sign a team-friendly, one-year deal. The Denver Broncos, who told him last week that he would be released, will wind up paying $38 million of his salary while he wears the black and yellow.

In a social media post Sunday night, Wilson wrote: «Year 13. Grateful.» With it was an accompanying video of the Steelers and their fans.

Year 13. Grateful. <a href=«https://twitter.com/steelers?ref_src=» https:>@Steelers

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With permission from the Broncos because he is still under contract until the start of the new league year Wednesday, Wilson visited with Steelers officials in Pittsburgh for over six hours Friday. He met with, among others, coach Mike Tomlin and new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. The two sides had a mutual interest that led to the one-year deal.

Wilson now heads to Pittsburgh with Kenny Pickett, the Steelers' 2022 first-round pick, being the only quarterback currently under contract to the team. Mason Rudolph is entering free agency after starting three games for Pittsburgh last season.

Wilson, 35, was told by the Broncos last week that they would release him Wednesday, ending a tumultuous two-season run in which Denver went 11-19 in his starts and failed to make the playoffs. He was benched with two games remaining in 2023, ending the season with 3,070 passing yards to go with 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

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