{"id":157197,"date":"2026-02-26T15:44:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=157197"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:44:53","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-the-pittsburgh-steelers-quest-for-a-new-qb-just-got-a-massive-price-tag-with-aaron-rodgers-future-uncertain-free-agent-target-malik-willis-is-reportedly-comma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=157197","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 quest for a new QB just got a massive price tag. With Aaron Rodgers\u2019 future uncertain, free-agent target Malik Willis is reportedly commanding a whopping $30M per year. Pittsburgh must decide if the former Packers backup is worth the record-setting investment.\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 quest for a new QB just got a massive price tag. With Aaron Rodgers\u2019 future uncertain, free-agent target Malik Willis is reportedly commanding a whopping $30M per year. Pittsburgh must decide if the former Packers backup is worth the record-setting investment.\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of several teams that will be in the quarterback market once the new league year begins on March 11th. With Aaron Rodgers\u2019 future still up in the air, Pittsburgh will have to look elsewhere for a signal-caller in 2026 should Rodgers decide to retire or explore other options.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAwOTAyNDM2\/usatsi_27370350.jpg?arena_f_auto\" alt=\"Malik Willis Potentially Replaces $230 Million QB in NFL Free Agency -  Athlon Sports\" \/><br \/>\nThe consensus top quarterback in this year\u2019s free agency class is Malik Willis. The former third-round pick of the Tennessee Titans has established himself as one of the league\u2019s top backups over the last two years, backing up Jordan Love with the Green Bay Packers. In 11 games, he\u2019s thrown six touchdowns and no interceptions while adding three scores on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Should the Steelers want to sign Willis, Jordan Schultz reports it will cost them a pretty penny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPackers free agent QB Malik Willis is in demand, as expected, and interested teams I\u2019ve spoken to at the Combine in Indianapolis believe him getting at least $30M per year is a foregone conclusion,\u201d Schultz reports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Packers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Packers<\/a> free agent QB Malik Willis is in demand, as expected, and interested teams I\u2019ve spoken to at the Combine in Indianapolis believe him getting at least $30M per year is a foregone conclusion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FzB8GaaNPw\">pic.twitter.com\/FzB8GaaNPw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/2026699151828828183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For reference, Justin Fields was given a two-year, $40 million deal with the New York Jets last offseason with $30 million guaranteed. With the scarcity at the position, it looks like Willis will benefit from a thin pool of talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 quest for a new QB just got a massive price tag. With Aaron Rodgers\u2019 future uncertain, free-agent target Malik Willis is reportedly commanding&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 quest for a new QB just got a massive price tag. 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