Russell Wilson seems to have the inside track to start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but with Justin Fields backing him up, there’s a real chance that Wilson will have a short leash if he struggles. Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports believes that it’s not an overreaction to think that Wilson could benched for Fields, and he went a step further to say that the Steelers “owe it to themselves” to see if Fields can be Pittsburgh’s solution beyond 2024.
“Any sort of slump and the Steelers may be poised to make a move to Fields, especially since the Steelers may want to find out what they have in Fields while he’s under team control.