The Pittsburgh Steelers may have sent QB Justin Fields back to the bench, but there is increasing momentum behind the idea of him being under center for them in 2025. Team president Art Rooney II has already said they hope to re-sign him or Russell Wilson. So if they don’t re-sign Wilson, then they are re-signing Fields.
Many have been reading the tea leaves, deciphering and parsing comments for clues. Whether it was Rooney or Mike Tomlin or Arthur Smith, you could cobble together a breadcrumb trail leading to Fields. And that is the path The Athletic reporter Mike DeFabo is treading.