{"id":161968,"date":"2024-02-13T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=161968"},"modified":"2024-02-13T01:20:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T06:20:30","slug":"potential-suitors-mitchell-trubisky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/02\/13\/potential-suitors-mitchell-trubisky\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Potential Landing Spots for Former First-Round Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are three potential suitors for former first-round quarterback, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/03\/14\/mitchell-trubisky-signs-with-pittsburgh-steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Mitchell Trubisky<\/a>. Trubisky has officially been <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/steelers-release-qb-mitchell-trubisky-222407997.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released<\/a> by the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/steelers-mitch-trubisky-cut-773094fb3899513e952feeeceac5cc8c#:~:text=Sports-,Steelers%20cut%20QB%20Mitch%20Trubisky%20after%20disappointing%202%20seasons,former%20No.%202%20overall%20pick&amp;text=PITTSBURGH%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Pittsburgh,agency%20after%20two%20disappointing%20seasons.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a>, the decision was a mutual one after the two sides discussed it. He was slated to play in the second year of his three-year contract that would have kept him with the Steelers until 2025. This was cut short and now he\u2019ll hit the free agency market next month.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers will only have one quarterback left on their roster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelers.com\/team\/players-roster\/kenny-pickett\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenny Pickett<\/a>. This leaves him the lone starter after Mason Rudolph served as an injury replacement to Pickett last season. Rudolph led the Steelers to three straight wins to end the regular season for Pittsburgh. He will also hit the market once free agency opens up, but the Steelers could always bring him back.<\/p>\n<p>However, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has plans for the quarterback competition in the Fall. Since there is pending competition, they could re-sign Trubisky to another deal. However, that\u2019s unlikely as they\u2019re considering <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/steelers-reportedly-expected-to-explore-adding-qb-ryan-tannehill-in-free-agency-as-competition-for-kenny-pickett-185105109.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pursuing Ryan Tannehill<\/a>. So while there will be competition in Pittsburgh, it leaves the former first-rounder in doubt about where he might end up.<\/p>\n<p>While he may have failed to impress during his stint as a starter for the Steelers, he still has another chance to re-write that. Trubisky threw three touchdowns and three interceptions while losing the starting job to Rudolph. His performance may tamper with his attraction, but there may be potential suitors still interested in Mitchell Trubisky.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Steelers are releasing QB Mitchell Trubisky, per Mike Garafolo. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yKFiBRcwc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yKFiBRcwc4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonFOX\/status\/1757161589650985099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Three Potential Suitors for Former First-Round Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky<\/h2>\n<h3>Chicago Bears<\/h3>\n<p>Trubisky may make his return to the Chicago Bears this offseason. The Bears took him in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft and he made excellent strides in his second season with them. Trubisky led the Bears to the playoffs in 2018 and was named to his first Pro Bowl in his career. However, he\u2019s projected to be a backup for a team that\u2019s still interested in signing Trubisky.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback situation in Chicago seems unclear on what they may do with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/2024-nfl-mock-draft-bears-trade-justin-fields-within-nfc-also-trade-out-of-no-1-spot-but-still-land-qb\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Fields<\/a>. The Bears have options on the table for them to pursue. They could release or trade fields to snag one of the highly-touted prospects, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/chicago-bears-nfl-justin-fields-caleb-williams-usc-1851247152\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caleb Williams<\/a>. However, they would need some veteran presence in their quarterback room.<\/p>\n<p>Trubisky might be the name that can be called up by Chicago. His experience can help Fields take the load off or whoever ends up as the next quarterback for the Bears. The Washington Commanders could make an interesting trade offer to Chicago to get Williams, though. So, that\u2019s something to watch if Chicago will end up keeping Fields but rely on the free agency for a veteran quarterback.<\/p>\n<h3>Atlanta Falcons<\/h3>\n<p>The Falcon\u2019s quarterback situation is another rollercoaster ride in the league. Atlanta has the eighth overall selection in the first round of the NFL 2024 Draft, but they could trade up to draft a top quarterback. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2565969\/taylor-heinicke\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Heinicke<\/a> earned his spot on the team, but he became inconsistent. He won the job over Desmond Riddler and Logan Woodside.<\/p>\n<p>Riddler still has some potential and they can be the second team next to the Steelers to open up quarterback competition. Bringing in Trubisky would give them more options to see how he fits with the Falcons offense. They have the talent on the offense, but need a quarterback who\u2019s a leader and Trubisky could be that. However, he could come in as a veteran to be beneficial for Riddler and Heinicke to become a better play-caller.<\/p>\n<h3>Tennessee Titans<\/h3>\n<p>The Titans quarterback depth looks very shallow walking into free agency. After Tannehill might be heading to the Steelers, this leaves Tennessee with some questions to answer in depth. Starting quarterback, <a href=\"https:\/\/titanswire.usatoday.com\/2024\/02\/10\/titans-will-levis-mike-vrabel-brian-callahan-hiring\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Levis<\/a> has earned his right and performed well enough to win the starting role. Now, after hiring Brian Callahan, he could be set up as their next franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>If Levis gets hurt, they\u2019ll need to rely on a veteran to provide some help. Trubisky could be the answer to stabilize their rotation by tagging along Malik Willis. His presence could fast-track Levis\u2019s development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the three potential suitors for former 2018 first-round quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky after being released by Pittsburgh Steelers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":161983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,27,23,9,11],"tags":[42,6990,2265,814,9692],"class_list":["post-161968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-falcons","category-bears","category-steelers","category-titans","tag-chicago-bears","tag-justin-fields","tag-mitchell-trubisky","tag-ryan-tannehill","tag-will-levis"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}