It’s been widely expected throughout the NFL world that Russell Wilson would be the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers to begin this upcoming season after the team signed him as a free agent following his departure from the Denver Broncos. But according to one NFL insider, that might not be the case, after all.
During a recent appearance on the Football Today podcast, NFL insider Field Yates of ESPN indicated that there is a very real chance that the team ultimately decides to start Justin Fields over Russell Wilson to begin the season.
“It’s not a certainty that Russell Wilson is a starting quarterback in Week 1,” Yates told host Chris Rose according to the Steeler Depot. “Not a certainty at all. And words are simply words right now from the Steelers.”
Even if it doesn’t happen by the start of the season, Yates thinks that the Steelers will ultimately give Fields a chance to show what he can do at the position.
“I’m not gonna go as far as saying I bet on Justin Fields starting in Week 1. But there’s a real part of me that thinks it’s very much a possibility,” he said. “I just think at some point this season they’re going to have to give Justin Fields a look unless Russell Wilson’s playing unbelievable football.”
We’ll certainly have to see what happens. Regardless, it’s a tough situation to be a quarterback trying to prove himself with a talented player behind you on the depth chart trying to do the same thing. And that’s the situation Wilson is going to find himself in this season.
