Justin Fields isn’t supposed to be where he is right now. Russell Wilson was supposed to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback. Instead, Fields is gearing up to lead the Steelers’ offense for the third-straight game to open the 2024 NFL season.
While Fields has not blown anyone away, he’s played largely mistake-free football. And the Steelers are 2-0. So what happens when Wilson is fully healthy? Will he slot back in as the starting quarterback like he was supposed to be for Week 1? Or will Fields hold on to the spot?
“I can’t for the life of me understand under any circumstance, other than Justin really just bombs out, they lose a couple games, or whatever, I would never be able to really reconcile in my mind why [Mike Tomlin] would just put Russ back in there at this point,” ESPN’s Louis Riddick said on The Rich Eisen Show Thursday.