Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields mentioned he doesn’t have the mindset of sitting behind Russell Wilson all yr however that additionally doesn’t imply the previous first spherical decide shall be switching positions to get snaps.
Earlier this month, Steelers working again Jaylen Warren instructed the “Not Simply Soccer” podcast that Pittsburgh’s particular groups coordinator had thought of Fields to return kicks.
Fields, nevertheless, instructed the Pittsburgh Submit-Gazette that he’s “not right here to try this.”
Warren’s declare led to a lot hypothesis on social media website about whether or not followers would see the quarterback really returning kicks this season.
Fields instructed the newspaper that individuals “form of interpreted it improper.”
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“(Steelers particular groups) Coach Danny (Smith) was principally simply attempting to ship a message that regardless of who you’re, you may be on particular groups. He simply used that for example,” Fields instructed the Submit-Gazette.
Pittsburgh signed Wilson this offseason after he was launched by the Denver Broncos.
Fields mentioned that he’d beforehand communicated, by his agent, to Bears GM Ryan Poles that the Steelers had been his most popular vacation spot “positively thought the door was shut” after Wilson joined the workforce.
“I wished to be right here earlier than Russell acquired right here and after, too,” Fields mentioned. “It was extra so the workforce. Not even apprehensive who was right here or none of that stuff.
Fields was dealt to Pittsburgh after three-year tenure in Chicago. Fields went 10-28 because the starter, finishing 60.3 p.c of his passes for six,674 yards. Over that span, he additionally dedicated the seventh-most turnovers within the league (41) and was sacked a league-high 135 occasions.
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