UPDATE (3/7): Trubisky is signing a two-year deal worth $5.25 million, with $2.7 million guaranteed in 2024. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero reported the compensation, which can get as high as $8.45 million if incentives are hit.
UPDATE (7:39 PM): The Bills have agreed to a contract with QB Mitch Trubisky, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reports.
Our original story is below.
The Buffalo Bills could reunite with QB Mitch Trubisky. According to reporter Tim Graham, the Bills are in discussions with Trubisky about bringing him back to the roster.
Trubisky spent the 2021 season with the Bills. And though he hardly saw the field behind Josh Allen, he was praised for his veteran leadership and professionalism. Teammates praised Trubisky for playing a key role in the team’s win over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, serving as Mahomes on the scout team and giving the Bills’ defense good looks to game plan against him.
He parlayed that year into signing with the Steelers as their starter and initial replacement for Ben Roethlisberger. But he lost his job four weeks in to Kenny Pickett, replaced at halftime in a loss to the New York Jets.
Trubisky remained the backup for the rest of the season and into 2023. Though he signed a two-year extension last summer, his poor showing replacing an injured Pickett late in the Steelers’ season led to his announced release the day after the Super Bowl. He started seven games for the Steelers, throwing eight touchdowns and ten interceptions. During the NFL Combine, GM Omar Khan explained releasing Trubisky so early allowed him time to get a jump on free agency. His camp took advantage of the time, potentially signing when the new league year opens up next week.
With his penchant for turning the ball over and a strong quarterback class in the draft and free agency, Trubisky had no path to even compete for a starting job. Returning to Buffalo is a sensible move, though the Bills spent the rest of the day gutting their roster with salary cuts.
A first-round pick of the Chicago Bears in 2017, Mitch Trubisky has started 57 games.
Pittsburgh has moved on in its quarterback search, hoping to re-sign QB Mason Rudolph. Failing that, they’ll pair him with a veteran equivalent, perhaps Ryan Tannehill, who worked under OC Arthur Smith.
