Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin hasn’t but mentioned if Justin Fields will stay his beginning quarterback when veteran Russell Wilson is cleared to return to motion from a lingering calf harm that is stored Wilson sidelined all through September.
Throughout an look on Pittsburgh sports activities radio station 93.7 The Fan, NFL insider Mike Florio of Professional Soccer Discuss recommended that Tomlin does not need to bench a wholesome Wilson till such a choice turns into needed.
“The problem is preserving Russell Wilson from activating his private media machine within the occasion that he is aware of he is able to go and he is annoyed about not taking part in,” Florio mentioned, as shared by Matthew Marczi of Steelers Depot. “That is the one draw back to this, however I feel they know find out how to deal with him in a approach that can maintain him from making an attempt to make his case by way of his (public relations) representatives to reporters who can be pushing the agenda that, ‘Why did he come right here? He ought to be traded.'”
Wilson reportedly misplaced members of the Denver Broncos locker room throughout his first season with the membership in 2022 on account of his character and antics. After the Broncos ate the biggest dead-cap hit in NFL historical past to launch Wilson this previous March, Aditi Kinkhabwala of CBS Sports activities insisted that there was “a really legitimate purpose” that head coach Sean Payton wished the 35-year-old “nowhere close to” the Denver locker room.
“I feel that is why they’re doing issues like giving him the ‘petty recreation ball,'” Florio added concerning the Steelers’ dealing with of Wilson.
Florio is hardly the one particular person to trace that an sad Wilson may trigger behind-the-scenes issues for Pittsburgh. With that mentioned, Fields to date has guided the 2-0 Steelers to simply one landing throughout 21 offensive drives. In response to ESPN stats, the 25-year-old enters Week 3 of the marketing campaign ranked twenty third within the league with a 41.8 adjusted QBR and tied for twenty third with a median of 6.3 yards gained per move try.
Fields is on observe to get the nod for this Sunday’s residence recreation towards the 2-0 Los Angeles Chargers. If he once more places up lackluster passing numbers, Tomlin might hope that Wilson is sweet to go for the Week 4 matchup on the Indianapolis Colts (0-2) on Sept. 29.
