Russell Wilson Not in line to start Week 3

Published: 2024-09-17 09:23:34

Head coach Mike Tomlin said that Wilson (calf) is not scheduled to be a full participant in Wednesday's practice, and the Steelers are preparing for Justin Fields to make another start Sunday against the Chargers, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Despite being named the team's starting quarterback coming out of the preseason, Wilson has yet to make his Steelers debut while he's been unable to manage anything more than limited participation in practice since informing the coaching staff Sept. 5 that he was dealing with calf tightness. While Wilson could increase his practice activity Thursday and/or Friday and put himself in position to be available Sunday, he's not expected to serve as anything more than the No. 2 quarterback behind Fields, who has helped lead the Steelers to a 2-0 start while playing turnover-free football. Even if Wilson demonstrates more tangible progress in his recovery from the calf injury heading into Week 4, Fields will likely keep the starting job if he guides the Steelers to another win this Sunday.

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