Dating back to March when both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields joined the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Tomlin made it pretty clear that Wilson had pole position for the starting quarterback job. He has used those same words to describe the competition several times since then. But he also said that Fields would be given an opportunity to compete when appropriate.
Fields also told the media early on, when asked about Wilson’s pole position, that he intended on competing. He didn’t come to Pittsburgh with the mindset of sitting on the bench all year.
One Steelers insider is going against the grain of some of the other local media a bit and believes Fields actually does have a chance (even if small) to supplant Wilson as the starter.