Pittsburgh Steelers WR Van Jefferson has gotten to see QB Justin Fields a lot more than expected in training camp. Jefferson has been running with the first-team offense plenty in a competition for the second wide receiver spot behind George Pickens. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette insider Ray Fittipaldo believes that Jefferson has proven himself worthy of that spot.
So it’s expected that Jefferson would have plenty of reps with the quarterback getting the majority of the first-team snaps. That was supposed to be Russell Wilson. Then a calf injury flipped the quarterback script on its head, so Jefferson has caught more than a few passes from Fields.