Mitchell Trubisky told Jeremy Fowler that he would sign a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The decision was made between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This was the best chance for me and my family to get back on the field. He told Fowler to go out and earn it.
He will compete with Mason Rudolph for the starting quarterback position in Pittsburgh as the franchise begins the post-Ben Roethlisberger era. Roethlisberger retired in January after 18 seasons with the team in which he helped them to two Super Bowl victories and finished his career with the fifth-most passing yards in NFL history.
Trubisky spent last season as the backup quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, and he was able to take advantage of his time away from a starting role. He accepted a one-year, $2.5 million contract to play behind starter Josh Allen while learning from quarterbacks coach Ken Dorsey and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, who is now the New York Giants head coach.
Trubisky, the former starter for the Chicago Bears, got an opportunity to start fresh in a new environment after his only playing time came once games were out of reach.
Trubisky told Jeremy Fowler that going to Buffalo really opened his eyes. You learn a lot when you have a different way of doing things. It helped me get back to playing football and using my talents.
In four seasons with the Bears, Trubisky started 50 games and finished with a 29-21 record. He has completed 64.1% of his passes. He has over a thousand career rushing yards and nine rushing touchdown.
Trubisky had an up and down career with the Bears. He was benched by Matt Nagy in 2020 after failing to meet lofty expectations after making the Pro Bowl in 2018).
In the Bills preseason game against the Bears in 2021, he was 20 of 28 for 221 yards and a touchdown.
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