While we might not get a definitive answer until the Pittsburgh Steelers announce their inactives 90 minutes before Sunday night’s tilt against the Dallas Cowboys, one beat writer believes Russell Wilson is trending towards being the true backup QB behind Justin Fields this weekend. Appearing on 93.7 The Fan Thursday evening, the PPG’s Ray Fittipaldo says his sense is that Wilson will be active, but not start this weekend.
“That’s the feeling I’m getting right now, I think,” Fittipaldo told Andrew Fillipponi when asked if he’d bet on Wilson becoming the No. 2. “All along there were gonna be incremental steps in this process and this is one more box to check off.