Is Russell Wilson’s calf injury and his absence just an abundance of caution or a cause for concern?
Russell Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ presumed starting quarterback, hasn’t practiced yet during training camp. He injured his calf pushing a sled during the team’s new conditioning test, because quarterbacks need to do that, apparently. While head coach Mike Tomlin has said they are merely being extremely cautious, and the quarterback has said he is ready to practice, sometimes your body knows better than you do.
And sometimes injuries are more serious than Tomlin lets on. Brian Batko, for example, reminded us of Najee Harris’ foot injury in 2022.