The Pittsburgh Steelers have been cautious with Russell Wilson in Week 1, not taking part in him with a calf damage. Nonetheless, they is likely to be pressured to throw warning to the wind this week. Though Justin Fields performed nicely, Wilson will nearly actually need an opportunity to beat his previous group, the Denver Broncos. Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger appears to imagine that Wilson will do something to play this week.
On a latest episode of his podcast, Footbahlin’ with Ben Roethlisberger, the previous Steelers quarterback spoke about his thought of what Wilson is pondering.
“Russ [Wilson] is gonna do all the pieces he can to get on the market,” Roethlisberger mentioned. “Russ would possibly minimize off his leg and put a distinct leg on there simply to get on the market. It’s gonna be fascinating. He desires to get on that discipline so dangerous. He desires to go to Denver. He desires to most likely get booed.”
Wilson performed for the Broncos in 2022 and 2023, struggling in his first season however enhancing final yr. That didn’t cease the Broncos from benching him after which slicing him. Wilson was reportedly benched as a consequence of points together with his contract, not due to his well being or stage of play. That type of therapy needed to fireplace up a competitor like Wilson.
The difficulty goes to be how comfy the Steelers really feel with Wilson’s well being. They don’t have any dedication to him past this season, however they clearly like him sufficient to not need to lose him for an extended time period as a consequence of damage. Fields performed nicely sufficient that the Steelers will most likely really feel like they will win with him once more, but it surely simply would possibly imply extra to Wilson.
Roethlisberger additionally is aware of what it’s prefer to play in opposition to a group you could have a vendetta in opposition to. He grew up a fan of the Cleveland Browns, and so they may have drafted him, however they went in a distinct course. That left Roethlisberger feeling spurned, and he beat the tar out of the Browns for the remainder of his profession because of this.
Wilson’s standing for the Broncos sport will most likely not be revealed till later this week. It’s more likely to go right down to the wire once more, very like throughout Week 1. Wilson may not settle for that he can’t begin till kickoff. It’s not going to be a straightforward resolution for the Steelers, however no matter they resolve to do, hopefully, they win.