Grading the Steelers 9 free agent signings from 2022 moves

Steelers sign Trubisky

Contract: 2-years, 14.285 million

Grade: A-

While many in the fanbase are split on what Mitchell Trubisky can bring to this offense, it is hard to argue against the contract that brought him in. He is getting paid 7 million a season to potentially start and at worse be a high-end backup to a rookie. Considering how expensive some backups and transitional quarterbacks have been in the past, this is a good value deal at a base level.

This doesn’t even consider the improvements Trubisky may have made with the Bills. He was working with coaches that took Josh Allen, a player with similar traits and issues to Trubisky, and turned him into a top quarterback in the league. While expecting Trubisky to suddenly be Allen is silly, it wouldn’t be shocking to see better play from him than when he was with the Bears on his rookie deal.

Even if he follows suit with what the team envisioned from him (being the transitional quarterback for an eventual rookie), his price is fair. The Steelers gave up no draft picks and essentially four million dollars of cap space to acquire Trubisky this season. It is hard to find a lot of bad in this deal as of now.