Pickett spent two seasons as Pittsburgh’s primary starter after starring at Pitt. His time with the Steelers ended in March when he was traded to Philadelphia for draft picks. The Steelers parlayed that into Justin Fields, who started six games for the team and was the backup to Russell Wilson for the rest of the season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the offseason with an empty quarterback room. Pittsburgh revamped the position last year by trading Kenny Pickett, acquiring Justin Fields from the Chicago Bears, and signing Russell Wilson.

The Pittsburgh Steelers plan to sign one of Justin Fields or Russell Wilson, but not both players, team president Art Rooney II said. Rooney says that he anticipates the team evaluating both quarterbacks and retaining one player,