Justin Fields, who the Steelers are acquiring for a conditional 2025 sixth-round pick, will not compete with Russell Wilson for the starting QB job, a source told ESPN.
The pick can become a fourth rounder in 2025 if Fields plays 51 percent of Pittsburgh's snaps this season, a source said.in an overhauled quarterback room that doesn't return any players from the 2023 roster after the team traded 2022 first-round pickto the Eagles on Friday afternoon. Pickett had expressed a desire to be traded following Wilson agreeing to terms with the team late Sunday night.
Fields, though, will not compete with Wilson for a starting job, a team source told ESPN. Instead, Fields is expected to learn from the Super Bowl winner and nine-time Pro Bowler in Pittsburgh.
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