The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to let Russell Wilson cook. Coach Mike Tomlin has selected the nine-time Pro Bowler as the starting quarterback heading into Week 1.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson looks downfield during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Detroit Lions, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Detroit. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson runs off the field after the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Detroit Lions, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Detroit.
Wilson, who signed a one-year deal on the first day of free agency, will be tasked with trying to goose up production for a unit that is the main reason Pittsburgh has failed to win a playoff game in eight years, the franchise’s longest drought since the “Immaculate Reception” in 1972.Return of Stroud, addition of Diggs vaults Houston Texans into Super Bowl contentionThat dry spell is one of the reasons the Steelers made such an abrupt shift at the most important position on the field.
Tomlin’s decision to play coy fueled idle speculation that Fields had a chance to be the starter, but the reality is Tomlin placed Wilson atop the depth chart to start training camp and Fields never came close to unseating him. The Broncos were so eager to replace Wilson they willingly ate the $39 million they still owed him in 2024, a decision that let the Steelers bring Wilson in for the veteran minimum.
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