The Pittsburgh Steelers are set to kick off their season on the road against the Atlanta Falcons in one hour from now. It wasn’t a peaceful morning, however, as the media was scrambling to see which of the two quarterbacks would be starting for the Steelers.
Russell Wilson’s calf started bothering him on Thursday, and that led to a questionable designation to end the week of practice. Wilson reportedly told the team he could play, but team doctors wanted to be cautious. As a result, Fields was named the starter. Kind of a wild finish to the six-month debate about the Steelers’ Week 1 starter.