Justin Fields took over as Steelers’ first-team quarterback during training camp on Thursday, but his perch at the top of the depth chart may not last long.
Justin Fields took over as the Steelers’ first-team quarterback during training camp Thursday, but his perch atop the depth chart may not last long.
The former Bears signal-caller took the place of Russell Wilson, who woke up with calf tightness and was kept off the field by head coach Mike Tomlin,“It was my decision to sit down today, create a little short-term discomfort for him, not allowing a small problem to become a bigger problem,” Tomlin said. “He wanted to , and he was probably capable, but I’m getting to know him and I just chose to create a little misery for him and the offensive unit.
Tomlin said “nothing has changed” in terms of the hierarchy of the Steelers’ quarterback room and that Wilson was still in “pole position” for the starting job. Aaron Rodgers interview was 'most awkward, horrible' moment in show's history: WFAN hostObservers have speculated that a quarterback competition could be brewing between Wilson and Fields since the pair came to Steel City this offseason, but Tomlin has maintained that the job is Wilson’s to lose.
“We’ve been very transparent about the pecking order, at least to start,” Tomlin said in March. “I just think that provides clarity for all parties involved. Russell is a veteran, man. … He’s just got a lot of experience in terms of what it takes to be the guy over the course of a 12-month calendar and I just think that that’s something that a younger guy like Justin could learn from.
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