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Garafolo: Russell Wilson ‘Needs To Show Steelers He Deserves’ Starting QB Job, Won’t Get It By Default

Related Topics: Russell Wilson, Justin Fields

There is just one week left in the preseason before the NFL transitions to the start of the regular season, and while teams across the NFL landscape are naming their starting quarterbacks, the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin have not come close to deciding that — at least publicly — just yet.

That’s due, in large part, to veteran quarterback Russell Wilson and fourth-year signal caller Justin Fields remaining locked in a battle for the job, one that neither has truly grabbed ahold of just yet.

For NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo, the starting quarterback job is something that Wilson, who has been the perceived starter since signing with the Steelers as a free agent, needs to show he deserves.