The Pittsburgh Steelers signed quarterback Mitch Trubisky last March to a two-year, $16 million contract that included an extra $4 million per season in not likely to be earned incentives. This now seems to many Steelers fans to be the worst possible thing in the world, since it means it could make $8 million in 2023 as a backup quarterback—surely unheard of.
There was rhyme and reason to the Steelers’ decision last March, however, and head coach Mike Tomlin explained why that his when he hopped on with his former quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, and his Footbahlin podcast.