Fields Gets Start Over Healthy Wilson

October 13, 2024 7:07 am

Russell Wilson is healthy, but Justin Fields will remain the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback – for now. Head coach Mike Tomlin announced Fields will continue to be the starting quarterback following Friday’s practice. This week, with Wilson fully healthy, he will dress as the team’s backup, instead of being the emergency third quarterback, as he has been the first five weeks of the season. But Tomlin gave himself and Wilson and out, citing rust after the veteran quarterback missed five weeks of practice with his second calf injury of the 2024 season.