Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin named Russell Wilson the starting quarterback and then started Justin Fields for two weeks. He very much looks likely to start a third week and beyond, though for now that is because of injury.
Wilson injured his calf on the very first day of training camp and hasn’t been 100 percent since. He aggravated the injury shortly before the start of the regular season, forcing the Steelers to pivot to Fields. But if they keep winning with Fields, they could easily stick with that once Wilson is healthy.
Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette couldn’t help wondering if that is the future Tomlin is setting himself up for.