Things were looking pretty bleak for Russell Wilson when this season started. A calf injury limited him during training camp, and it ultimately led to him missing the first six games of the season. Justin Fields took advantage of that opportunity, and it seemed plausible that he would keep the starting job. That didn’t happen though, with Mike Tomlin naming Wilson the starter once he was healthy. Insider James Palmer recently shared that Tomlin was always committed to Wilson.
“I was talking to one of [Wilson’s] former teammates the other day who told me, ‘I still talk to Russ every single day.