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Steelers Using Justin Fields As ‘Legit Backup’, QB Kaboly Says: ‘Eerily Similar’ To Kenny Pickett’s Numbers

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Through two games, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Justin Fields is 30-for-43 for 273 yards with one touchdown and zero interceptions. He also has 84 rushing yards on 22 attempts, but most importantly, he has a 2-0 record. And that is what the Steelers care about, but are they running out the clock until Russell Wilson is ready? That is the impression Mark Kaboly has.

“I think [the Steelers] are using [Justin Fields] as a legit backup quarterback”, he said yesterday on 93.7 The Fan. “They just don’t want him to lose games. I don’t think we’ve learned much of anything that we didn’t [know] four or five months ago when he came in here.