Mitch Trubisky explains how he landed with the Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers beefed up their quarterback room this week by signing Mitch Trubisky to a two-year deal. Trubisky was a backup to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen last season. The former North Carolina Tar Heel spent the first four years of his career with the Chicago Bears, compiling a 29-21 record as a starter […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers beefed up their quarterback room this week by signing Mitch Trubisky to a two-year deal.
Trubisky was a backup to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen last season. The former North Carolina Tar Heel spent the first four years of his career with the Chicago Bears, compiling a 29-21 record as a starter (he was 25-13 over his final three seasons).
On Thursday, Trubisky was introduced to the media. And he made it clear that Pittsburgh was the team he wanted to sign with all along.
"This is definitely where I wanted to be," said Trubisky of joining the Steelers. "Going through free agency with my agent, we went through all the options of where we thought would be a great fit for me. When we found out that Pittsburgh had interest, I talked to my agent and was like 'This is where I want to be, I think it will be a great situation for me into here'. And luckily it worked out. This is where I wanted to be."
Trubisky was essentially signed with the expectation that he'll be the Steelers' starter in 2022, but he won't just be handed the job. There's still going to be a quarterback competition this summer between Trubisky, Mason Rudolph, and Dwayne Haskins.
The new Steelers quarterback welcomes the competition, though he's still extremely confident he'll win the job.
"You expect competition, and I'm looking forward to earning the spot and earning the trust of my teammates," said Trubisky.
Trubisky is being paid like a high-caliber backup, so if Trubisky for whatever reason doesn't win the job this summer, it won't be a major miss by the Steelers. This is a low-risk, high-reward move for Pittsburgh.
Featured image via Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports
