Russell Wilson told Pittsburgh Steelers are 'carrying' him as NFL legend slams QB

Russell Wilson has led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 4-1 grounds since taking implicit arsenic the starting quarterback, but erstwhile NFL MVP Cam Newton believes that the squad person been 'carrying' him

Cam Newton made it wide he's not impressed by Russell Wilson's performance, contempt the latter's occurrence successful starring the Pittsburgh Steelers connected a 4-1 tally arsenic the starting quarterback. According to Newton, the praise for Wilson has been overblown with the squad having 'carried him'.

Despite Justin Fields boasting a 4-2 grounds arsenic QB1, Steelers caput manager Mike Tomlin opted for Wilson, which seemed to wage disconnected peculiarly with wide receiver George Pickens shining.

However, pursuing a decision to the Cleveland Browns connected Thursday Night Football, Newton shared his candid thoughts connected his erstwhile rival during his 4thand1 podcast.

He said: "Russell Wilson is being carried by the Pittsburgh Steelers. I'm looking astatine his concern and I'm saying he's not doing thing different."

Furthermore, helium questioned the prime of teams they've faced with a sly comment: "What alarms maine was this statistic that is similar 'Wilson is undefeated, the Steelers are 4-0'- who person they played? They played the Jets, the Giants, a still-on-the-bubble Washington Commanders team, and they played the Ravens. By the way, Chris Boswell kicked each their points [vs Baltimore]."

Since stepping successful arsenic the starter, Wilson has nailed 7 touchdowns to 2 interceptions, sporting a notable 98.6 backmost rating.

This awesome stat places him astatine 10th successful the NFL, surpassing stars similar Patrick Mahomes, Matthew Stafford, and Brock Purdy.

Despite his top-notch performance, Wilson's stint with the Steelers mightiness not beryllium acceptable successful stone. On conscionable a one-year deal, Pittsburgh's violative coordinator Arthur Smuth has made comments hinting they presumption Fields arsenic the main man, saying: "I inactive presumption Justin and helium is, I think, [a] premium starter successful this league, truthful it's a good line. You don't privation to beryllium a gadget guy, but helium tin assistance the team."

As Wilson eyes escaped bureau aft this play ends, helium could onshore a lucrative declaration arsenic galore teams hopeless for a backmost upgrade mightiness participate the bidding war.