sport news Russell Wilson signing with Steelers on eve of NFL free agency leaves Kirk ... trends now
The NFL's free agency dominoes are already falling with days to spare before players can officially begin signing new deals.
On Sunday, Russell Wilson agreed to join the Pittsburgh Steelers for the veteran's minimum of $1.2 million as the Denver Broncos remain on the hook for the $38 million left on his previous contract.
Meanwhile fellow quarterback Baker Mayfield has agreed to a reported three-year, $100 million deal to stay with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whom he guided to the playoffs in his first season with the team.
Next month's draft offers young talent at the position in USC's Caleb Williams and North Carolina's Drake Maye, but for quarterback-hungry teams looking for more experience, free agent Kirk Cousins and Chicago Bears signal caller Justin Fields now stand as the best two available options.
Fields has been up and down for three seasons in Chicago and he became expendable by virtue of last year's trade with the Carolina Panthers. As a result of the deal, the Bears are left with the first pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, where they're expected to take a quarterback, thereby making Fields available via trade.
Kirk Cousins served as the NFL's top-paid cheerleader after going down with an Achilles injury
Chicago Bears signal caller Justin Fields is likely available via trade ahead of next month's draft
Russell Wilson agreed to join the Pittsburgh Steelers for the veteran's minimum of $1.2 million
Cousins has been more productive during his time with the Minnesota Vikings and could remain in Minneapolis, although his future has been clouded by his season-ending Achilles injury in October.
The four-time Pro Bowl selection could also be on the radar of the Atlanta Falcons, who have the eighth pick in next month's draft and could miss out on Williams, Maye or LSU's Jayden Daniels.
As The Athletic's Diana Russini reported Monday, Cousins is expected to speak with the Falcons when the NFL's free agency frenzy kicks off Monday with a 52-hour legal tampering period.
At 12pm EST on Monday, teams can start negotiating with players who will become unrestricted free agents when their contracts expire at the start of the
