Coach Mike Tomlin has yet to officially name the starting quarterback for the Steelers' Week 1 matchup vs. the Atlanta Falcons.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will start the 2024 season with a new quarterback this year, but will the team's starter be Russell Wilson or Justin Fields?
Coach Mike Tomlin thought the clear answer was the veteran Wilson, but Fields fought to show off his skill set throughout the offseason to make Tomlin think otherwise. Will his efforts be enough? Fields believes so, but it's still up to Tomlin."I think the time that I did have with the practicing in training camp, I think that went well. I think we grew a lot each and every day, but at the end of the day, it's not up to me.
"I try to not think about stuff that I can't control," Fields said. "I try to just think about the stuff that I can control, so I can't control whether or not I'm going to be named the starter. I can control how I come in every day, how I work every day and how I treat my teammates and every day."Fields struggled in his preseason appearances
, too. During his Steelers debut against the Houston Texans, he finished 5-of-6 for 67 yards, but he was also sacked twice and fumbled twice.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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