Coach Mike Tomlin has yet to name his official starting quarterback for the 2024 season.
for the 2024 season, inferring there was a quarterback competition going on behind the scenes. As recently as last week, Fields repeatedly arguedepisode that based on the Steelers' preseason choices at quarterback, there never seemed to be a real quarterback competition. If there was, he believes Tomlin should've started Fields in the third preseason game against the Detroit Lions on Saturday.
"I would've started Justin Fields, but this was never a quarterback competition. We were bamboozled a little bit," Orlovsky said. "I have endless amounts of respect for Mike Tomlin. There was no way that this was a quarterback competition. Russell Wilson missed practice and only played in essentially one game.
"...If it was, Russell would've played much more in preseason Week 3 this past weekend. I would've started Justin Fields, and I would've tried to minimize the riding of the wave. That's not the case in Pittsburgh."Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News.
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