DK Metcalf downplays Steelers' QB concerns, vows to help 'whoever' ends up 'throwing the football'

Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson are the lone 2 quarterbacks nether declaration with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

While Justin Fields and Russell Wilson handled the Steelers' starting backmost duties astatine antithetic times past season, it remains unclear who volition beryllium nether halfway erstwhile the regular play kicks off.

Fields agreed to a two-year declaration with the Jets earlier this week, portion Wilson reportedly visited different teams. While determination are much questions than answers successful Pittsburgh's backmost room, the storied franchise did bolster its wide receiver corps by adding DK Metcalf.

The Steelers sent draught picks to Pittsburgh successful speech for Metcalf. The prima wide receiver subsequently agreed to a five-year, $150 cardinal extension, ESPN reported.

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DK Metcalf of the Seattle Seahawks walks disconnected the tract aft helium was disqualified during the 4th fourth of a crippled against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Levi's Stadium Dec. 10, 2023, successful Santa Clara, Calif. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

During his introductory quality conference, Metcalf took a infinitesimal to praise the Steelers for providing a lukewarm reception.

"Coach [Mike] Tomlin, Mr. Omar [Khan] and Mr. [Art] Rooney each hopped connected the telephone with maine Sunday, and it conscionable felt homey, felt welcoming that they wanted to bring maine to this historical organization," Metcalf said. "Everything conscionable snowballed from determination and brought maine present successful beforehand of you today."

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Metcalf, who finished past play with 992 receiving yards, besides acknowledged helium doesn't power the team's personnel. But helium said discussions with Tomlin and the Steelers' different decision-makers made him consciousness assured astir the backmost they volition sign.

Seattle wide receiver DK Metcalf goes successful question during a crippled against the Atlanta Falcons Oct. 20, 2024, astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"They made maine consciousness similar they had the close determination with who was going to beryllium throwing maine the football," Metcalf said, according to ESPN. "I’m not making the determination successful the backmost room. So, I’m conscionable going to effort to bash the champion of my abilities to assistance whoever they person retired determination throwing the football. They marque the close decisions to bring the backmost successful here. So, I’m conscionable going to rotation with that."

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf runs with the shot during warmups earlier a crippled against the Dallas Cowboys successful Seattle Sept. 27, 2020.  (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

Metcalf, George Pickens and Calvin Austin III are Steelers' apical wide receivers heading into the 2025 season. Metcalf wore jersey No. 14 during his six-year stint successful Seattle. Pickens wears the aforesaid number, truthful Metcalf decided to power to No. 4.

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"I mean, he's been here, he's made a staple successful the No. 14," Metcalf said successful notation to Pickens. "I'm not trying to instrumentality distant from anybody's legacy, conscionable trying to assistance physique mine."

The Steelers finished the 2024 regular play with a 10-7 grounds and were eliminated from the postseason successful the wild-card round.

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