A calf pressure price Russell Wilson time throughout coaching camp, and it’s now threatening to delay his regular-season Steelers debut. Pittsburgh’s beginning quarterback was restricted in apply on Friday and a choice on his standing might not be made till recreation time.
Wilson aggravated the difficulty on Thursday, and his lack of participation on Friday was aimed toward recovering in time for Week 1. The Steelers are set to play the Falcons on Sunday within the first recreation since he was tapped as Pittsburgh’s starter below middle. No agency choice has been made but on the 35-year-old’s availability, and the progress he makes in recovering over the weekend might be key.
“I simply felt a bit of tight,” Wilson stated (via ESPN’s Brooke Pryor). “I simply wished to be sensible about it. Clearly we play the sport on Sunday. I’m hoping I get to be in it, clearly, however simply making an attempt to get able to go… I believe an important factor is simply tons of therapy and on the point of see what I can do every day and take [it] daily. … I am making an attempt to get my physique able to go and rock and roll, so we’re doing every little thing we are able to.”
With Wilson sidelined for a interval in the course of the summer season, Justin Fields took first-team reps. That remained the case this week as soon as the previous Tremendous Bowl winner encountered his newest challenge. Fields gained help within the group along with his efficiency in camp and the preseason, however it finally got here as no shock when head coach Mike Tomlin elected to go along with Wilson after he spent the build-up to the marketing campaign in pole place for the QB1 gig.
After all, many have floated the potential for Fields taking on from Wilson in some unspecified time in the future in the course of the season. Wilson struggled throughout his Broncos tenure, and the nine-time Professional Bowler was launched regardless of that transfer making a record-breaking $85M useless cap cost. He signed a one-year deal aimed toward permitting him to rebuild his worth on the open market or exhibiting his viability for an extended Pittsburgh tenure.
Fields is in an identical state of affairs after he was traded to the Steelers shortly after the Wilson signing. The previous first-rounder didn’t stay as much as expectations in Chicago, however Pittsburgh may signify one other alternative for a first-team gig. No in-season negotiations will happen with both passer, and their respective showings will decide whether or not or not one other organizational reset at the position might be wanted in 2025.
Pittsburgh’s remaining harm report lists Wilson as questionable for Sunday, and his standing might be price watching over the approaching days. If he’s unable to play, Fields will begin with Kyle Allen serving because the backup.
