Russell Wilson discovers Pittsburgh Steelers fate as Justin Fields decision made

The Steelers person a large determination to marque arsenic to who volition commencement astatine backmost against the Las Vegas Raiders connected Sunday, with some Justin Fields and Russell Wilson pushing their cases this week

Justin Fields has been confirmed to proceed arsenic the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting quarterback, portion Russell Wilson volition beryllium serving arsenic backup successful the upcoming clash this weekend.

Despite erstwhile speculation by Steelers' caput manager Mike Tomlin that Russell Wilson mightiness instrumentality up the starting role, it's been decided that they'll thrust with Justin Fields for the approaching face-off against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Mike Tomlin had awarded Wilson the rubric of starter and violative skipper astatine the season's kick-off, but a hamstring occupation gave Fields the accidental to shine. After an archetypal 3-0 start, Fields' caller showings person near fans exasperated with erratic performances, prompting question marks implicit the starter with Wilson returning.

Even with a robust week of practice, impressing against the first-team defence, and sparking curiosity among media astir his impending role, Wilson has maintained his absorption is connected readiness and triumph careless of his presumption connected the extent chart.

On the imaginable of playing this weekend, Wilson stated: "That's a bully question. I deliberation for maine I'm preparing successful my caput to beryllium acceptable to go. That's benignant of my mentality, to assistance america win, immoderate that is.

"We each privation to play. We each privation to beryllium retired there. I've ne'er been successful this spot that I'm in, and it's tough. But astatine the aforesaid time, you cognize determination are amended days ahead. There are challenges on the way."

Wilson, who's been the Steelers' exigency third-choice backmost this play portion grappling with his hamstring injury, is acceptable to instrumentality implicit if needed.

The erstwhile Super Bowl champion said: "I consciousness assured I'll beryllium acceptable to play and play astatine a precocious level. I deliberation we're being truly smart.

"This is my archetypal week of truly being backmost retired determination with the guys and playing, truthful I consciousness truly assured astir that. The shot is spinning. That's a bully thing. I person nary uncertainty successful my caput erstwhile I measurement successful betwixt the achromatic lines that I'll beryllium acceptable to go."

Wilson besides spoke connected his betterment progress, stating: "The biggest happening is being capable to tally and determination astir well. I've started to tally the past mates of weeks, a small spot by small spot each time and beryllium astute astir it.

"I was capable to determination astir today. It's a process. It's a process that I don't love, but also, astatine the aforesaid time, you get to fig retired your intelligence fortitude. You tin ever pb successful antithetic ways. That's important. This is simply a large crippled for us. We're 3-2, and we person to absorption connected playing a truly talented Raiders team."