Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs will have to prepare for a new quarterback starting for the Denver Broncos next season. Earlier this week, Russell Wilson signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Wilson agreed to a salary close to the league minimum of $1.21 million. It’s worth noting he’ll make $38 million from the Broncos this year.
On this week’s episode of “New Heights,” Kelce offered his thoughts on the Steelers signing Wilson.
Kelce ultimately believes the Steelers got better by adding the former Pro Bowl quarterback to their roster.
“He was still balling in Denver at times,” Kelce said, via Steelers Depot. “I’ve seen him dice up some teams and make some good throws. I mean, we lost to Denver in Denver last year.
“I think Russ has a lot of good football left in him, man. Obviously, he’s got that ‘it’ factor about him that we’ve seen so many times. Sure enough, he’ll bring some veteran presence to that locker room, and we all know how good of a coach [Mike] Tomlin is and how good that defense is. Steelers definitely just got better for sure.”
Last season, Wilson had 3,070 passing yards, 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Wilson is expected to compete with former first-round pick Kenny Pickett. That should be a fun battle to watch in training camp.