After flurry of QB moves, will Steelers trade for Jimmy Garoppolo?

With major quarterback moves happening across the league, the Pittsburgh Steelers are poised to make a play for Jimmy Garoppolo if they so choose. 

Now that Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, and Carson Wentz are out of the picture, the Pittsburgh Steelers are poised to take a quarterback from the ones that remain on the market.

While Seattle is rumored to be interested in Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, there’s another NFC West quarterback who could make a jump to the AFC for the 2022 season.

NFL fans believe Jimmy Garoppolo would make sense as the next franchise quarterback for the Steelers, and NFL insiders are expecting the Pittsburgh team to be interested in Garoppolo once he heals from shoulder surgery.

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The Steelers are expected to compete with the Colts and the Saints, but perhaps the Steelers can entice the 49ers with a trade that would bring the two-time Super Bowl champion to Pittsburgh.

Will the Steelers trade for Jimmy Garoppolo?

A Steelers trade makes sense for Garoppolo, who could continue for a team that’s willing to take a chance considering his injury history. Garoppolo has had flashes of talent through his time with the 49ers, but he is, in a word, inconsistent.

The Steelers have options to consider in the draft, and they could even trade up to take someone like Sam Howell and start afresh with a rookie the way they once did with Ben Roethlisberger. At the same time, moving on from Big Ben will be a drastic shift, so if the Steelers want a veteran quarterback who could potentially lead the team to the playoffs, that could be a healthy Garoppolo.

It’s a tossup between the Colts and the Steelers, but the Colts could win a big name like Garoppolo considering the cap space they’ve created in trading Wentz. The Steelers, who have a history of drafting rather well (think Roethlisberger, T.J. Watt, Troy Polamalu, and Antonio Brown, among others), could take the chance and save money and risk by evaluating and selecting the ideal quarterback. Perhaps a first-round quarterback could fare better than the third-round pick spent on Mason Rudolph.