The injury that limited Russell Wilson in the early stages of Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp could have been avoided.
Pittsburgh media personality Mark Madden called involving Wilson in a sled push drill a fireable offense.
Here’s what Madden wrote in his latest TribLive column, “Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Russell Wilson has no business on a blocking sled“:
Making Wilson push a blocking sled is abject stupidity on the part of Phil Matusz, the Steelers’ new strength and conditioning coach. It’s not a stretch to say Matusz should be fired for such idiocy.
The Steelers brought Matusz in as head strength and conditioning coach (to replace Marcel Pastoor) in February.
The Greenville, Pa. native spent the last four years serving as the head strength and conditioning coach at Boston College. Matusz’s previous six seasons were spent on the Ohio State University coaching staff.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac tweeted on X on Sunday night that Wilson is expected to practice this week. Should that happen without a hitch, the Steelers are no worse for wear.
Firing Matusz does seem a tad overblown, but it wasn’t a smart move either. No doubt Mike Tomlin told Matusz in so many words that quarterbacks don’t belong on a blocking sled.
Let’s just hope Matusz understood and call it good.
