The Pittsburgh Steelers officially named Russell Wilson their starting quarterback on August 28. He has not played a snap since then, and it is not clear when or if he will. For now, that is out of his control, currently unavailable to due injury. But if Justin Fields continues to play well, Wilson risks losing his starting job even when healthy.
The Steelers are 2-0 this season with Fields through the first two games, Wilson dressing as the emergency third quarterback. He isn’t even yet at the stage of dressing as the direct backup, assuming there are any stages to return.