Over the last few days, NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic has been around the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the one thing she has consistently taken away her time in the Steel City is that there was absolutely a quarterback competition between veteran Russell Wilson and fourth-year quarterback Justin Fields.
Appearing on Scoop City Friday morning, Russini said that she was told by members of the organization that it was a battle “from Day 1” between Wilson and Fields, but that nobody grabbed the job. That led to head coach Mike Tomlin rolling with Wilson to open the season.