Pittsburgh Steelers QB Justin Fields is “unlikely” to be active as the team’s No. 2 quarterback, per a Wednesday tweet from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Fields is set to miss his second game with an abdominal injury, though he could dress and function as the team’s No. 3 and emergency quarterback.
Fields ended the week as questionable after getting in limited practices on Monday and Tuesday.
He suffered the injury on his line snap in Week 15 against the Philadelphia Eagles, hurt sliding after a designed quarterback run. Given the short turnaround from the Ravens’ game, it’s no shock to see Fields miss another contest.