With Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields being greater than serviceable to this point, it clearly will not be that straightforward for Russell Wilson to win his presumed job again.
The Steelers signed Wilson to a one-year deal in the course of the offseason, however lower than every week later, they traded for Fields, inflicting mass confusion.
The broad hypothesis was that Wilson can be the starter, and he did ultimately win the job. Nevertheless, shortly afterward, he suffered a calf harm, prompting Fields to begin.
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Russell Wilson of the Pittsburgh Steelers seems to be on in the course of the recreation towards the Los Angeles Chargers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sept. 22. (Brandon Sloter/Getty Pictures)
The Steelers are 3-2 with Fields, and Wilson has been capable of take his time returning to well being — however now, he is lined as much as lastly be energetic this weekend.
Nevertheless, contemplating Fields’ success, it’s no shock that head coach Mike Tomlin stated Wilson is “most likely going to be energetic because the No. 2 quarterback.”
“Like what I’ve seen out right here, however well being and rust are two various things. I believed he had a great week displaying his well being, his potential to guard himself. Now it is simply the method of getting reacclimated to the ball,” Tomlin informed reporters on Friday.
Russell Wilson, left, and Justin Fields of the Pittsburgh Steelers seem in the course of the workforce’s OTA offseason exercise at UPMC Rooney Sports activities Advanced in Pittsburgh on June 6. (Joe Sargent/Getty Pictures)
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“I believed he had a great week,” Tomlin added. “He is confirmed his well being now. It is only a matter of knocking the rust off.”
That verbiage positive sounds just like the plan is to ultimately get Wilson again into the fold, so maybe Fields can have a brief leash this weekend towards the Las Vegas Raiders.
However in the meanwhile, Fields’ 67.6 completion share is a career-high, and he is solely turned the ball over twice this season.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields seems to be to move in the course of the recreation towards the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sept. 29. (AP Picture/Michael Conroy)
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He is additionally rushed for 172 yards in his first 5 video games. Whereas Fields is much off tempo from the 1,000 yards he ran for in 2022, he is definitely not costing the workforce video games, which is just about all Pittsburgh might have requested for.
Whereas with the Denver Broncos in 2022 and 2023, Wilson went 11-19 as a starter, finishing 63.3% of his passes for six,594 yards, 42 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.
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