{"id":808059,"date":"2026-03-12T11:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/808059\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:18:28","slug":"steelers-have-second-best-odds-to-sign-newly-released-star-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/808059\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Have Second-Best Odds To Sign Newly Released Star Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyler Murray is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2031822479472140537\" rel=\"nofollow\">officially a free agent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Cardinals released him this afternoon but are still on the hook for his contract, which means any team can now sign him for the league minimum.<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are considered a top contender to sign him. As of Wednesday afternoon, they had the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLFootball\/status\/2031779952765399511\" rel=\"nofollow\">second-best odds<\/a> of signing Murray at Polymarket, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2031822597059461525\" rel=\"nofollow\">behind only the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8JUST IN: The Pittsburgh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Steelers<\/a> have the second-best odds to SIGN free agent star quarterback Kyler Murray, according to Polymarket.<\/p>\n<p>Kyler is 28 years old, Pro Bowler, and the former first overall pick. <\/p>\n<p>Murray is extremely talented &amp; would be an electric fit in Pittsburgh. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SXIaU2SSX2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/SXIaU2SSX2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLFootball\/status\/2031779952765399511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Steelers are still awaiting a decision from Aaron Rodgers, who has yet to decide if or where he wants to play next season. He recently implied on \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show\u201d that he wants to return to Pittsburgh after <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\/2026\/03\/08\/aaron-rodgers-reveals-what-made-2025-steelers-season-so-special-for-him\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">enjoying his time there<\/a> last season, but the two sides <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\/2026\/03\/10\/adam-schefter-provides-disappointing-update-on-steelers-aaron-rodgers-saga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">don\u2019t appear close to a deal<\/a> at the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers could still try to sign Murray as an insurance option in case Rodgers doesn\u2019t come back, as their current alternatives are Will Howard and Mason Rudolph. They should probably <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\/2026\/03\/03\/steelers-should-pursue-pro-bowl-quarterback-after-surprising-release\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pursue Murray regardless<\/a>, as he\u2019ll be cheaper and much younger than Rodgers. <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll likely have stiff competition from the Vikings, however, who are looking for a veteran after J.J. McCarthy\u2019s struggles last season. So if Pittsburgh\u2019s front office wants Murray, it better act fast.<\/p>\n<p>More Steelers: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\/2026\/03\/11\/steelers-reportedly-sign-franchise-legend-to-historic-extension\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers Reportedly Sign Franchise Legend To Historic Extension<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kyler Murray is officially a free agent. The Arizona Cardinals released him this afternoon but are still on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":808060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,7,6,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-808059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-aaron-rodgers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","14":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116215932717556756","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}