With quarterback Russell Wilson among seven veteran players that will be held out Friday night in the preseason opener against the Houston Texans, the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin will roll out Justin Fields as the QB1.
Along with Fields, the starting offense will be without veteran left guard Isaac Seumalo, giving some younger players opportunities to show themselves with the first unit.
But that opportunity will be limited as Tomlin stated Wednesday during a press conference previewing the preseason opener against the Texans that the starters, including Fields, will play a couple of series before giving way to the backups.