Veteran quarterback Russell Wilson will begin for the Pittsburgh Steelers once they open the season on the street towards the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 8, coach Mike Tomlin introduced Wednesday.
Wilson, who led the Seattle Seahawks to a Tremendous Bowl title a decade in the past, had been locked in a battle with fourth-year QB Justin Fields. Whereas Tomlin had stated for months that Wilson was the chief for the job, a calf harm Wilson sustained early in coaching camp gave coaches an extended have a look at Fields with the primary staff.
“I met with each quarterbacks right here just some minutes in the past after observe and I knowledgeable them that Russ is QB 1 going into Week 1,” Tomlin stated Wednesday. “It was a tough determination however not tough in a detrimental means. To be fairly sincere with you, it was tough in a constructive means. This determination was tough due to what they’re able to doing. The choice was tough due to how they carried out themselves versus the issues that they fall brief when it comes to capabilities or detrimental conduct.”
