Pittsburgh Steelers QB Russell Wilson returned to practice in a limited capacity this week after suffering a calf injury during the team’s conditioning test, as the Steelers are taking things slowly with Wilson. During an interview after Pittsburgh’s Friday Night Lights practice tonight, Wilson said he feels as if he’s getting “closer and closer” to becoming a full participant in practice.
“I’m getting closer and closer, trying to be smart, but getting as many reps as I can, especially fundamental-wise and everything else,” Wilson said via Post-Gazette Sports on YouTube.
Wilson is still expected to be Pittsburgh’s QB1 to start the season, but the whispers that Justin Fields could pass him and gain ground to potentially overtake Wilson will get louder and louder the longer he misses.