Until about two hours before the Steelers kicked off their 2024 season, the starting quarterback was up in the air. Russell Wilson ultimately sat due to calf tightness experienced on Thursday, which meant Justin Fields got his chance to start.
Wilson reportedly told the team he could play, but the team doctors and decision makers wanted to be cautious.
Mike Tomlin explained the decision-making process that went into sitting Wilson.
“It’s really not a long, drawn-out process,” Tomlin said in a video posted on the Steelers’ YouTube page. “I’d rather deal with short-term misery, to be quite honest with you.