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Last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers officially named Russell Wilson as the team’s starting quarterback after a competition with Justin Fields that lasted throughout the offseason, but it sounds like his status for Sunday’s season-opening showdown with the Falcons is now a bit in question.

On Thursday, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that Russell Wilson was “limited” in practice due to tightness in his calf.

“Something to watch for Sunday: #Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told reporters that QB Russell Wilson reported some calf tightness and is going to get checked out by doctors. He was limited in practice,” NFL insider Ian Rapoport said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.

Needless to say, this is pretty horrible news for Wilson, who has battled lingering injuries throughout the preseason that resulted in missed practice time and limited action during the preseason.

Obviously, the latest setback sparked a lot of reactions on social media.

https://twitetr.com/sportsrage/status/1831797051090464814?clear

It will certainly be interesting to see whether he will be healthy enough to play against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday or whether Fields will have a chance to lead the team in the season-opener, after all.

[Ian Rapoport]