
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to anoint veteran Russell Wilson as their starting quarterback heading into the 2024-25 NFL season may not have been a wholly surprising one.
Wilson, who played 25 snaps to Justin Fields’s 56 in the preseason, appeared to win the competition by the Steelers’ preseason finale against the Detroit Lions on Aug. 24, when the 35-year-old signal-caller stepped in for just five snaps before being subbed off.