Whether he welcomed competition or not, Russell Wilson welcomed Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers. In fact, he quite possibly played a not insignificant role in bringing him here. While the Chicago Bears set their mind on trading him this offseason, they gave Fields freedom to play a role in his destination.
Russell Wilson revealed to Hannah Storm recently that not only was he communicating with Justin Fields during that time, they also talked about Fields’ options—including coming to the Steelers. Once Kenny Pickett requested a trade, everything else quickly fell into place.
“I think the best part about it is that when I was able to come here, shortly after, Justin [Fields] and I were texting about places [he could go] and this and that, and he ends up coming here, and we were talking about him coming here potentially”, Wilson said.