Well yeah, but it still counts.
In interviews there, Wilson said that while Pete was an awesome coach, his focus was the Steelers—a not only presumptuous but utterly stupid thing to say vs “I appreciate all the consideration.”
Russ lost his last six games to eke out a .500 record. The last time he went over that was 2020. He also missed the first six games because he hurt himself pushing a sled in camp. He was also injured every year since 2020. So exactly why would the Steelers sign him to the two year $50m with $35m guaranteed for injury that Graziano thinks Russ is going to get?