Russell Wilson’s time with the Denver Broncos is obviously over. The “revenge” game between the Broncos and Steelers is over, and Wilson didn’t even play. But as the season has gone along and Justin Fields continues to start for the Steelers, questions are coming up about the nature of Wilson’s calf injury and what is really going on.
Wilson allegedly had a calf injury pop up right before the start of Steelers training camp, which allowed Justin Fields to take the vast majority of training camp reps with the starting offense. Wilson returned to the field for a couple of preseason games in which he was sacked a bunch and struggled to move the offense, perhaps being affected and impacted by the calf injury.
But new theories are starting to spring up about the Steelers potentially protecting Wilson from the inevitable media firestorm and embarrassment of losing the starting job in Pittsburgh outright. The Steelers have clearly not been in a hurry to get Wilson back on the field, and with a 3-1 record four games into the season, they have really no reason to pivot off of Justin Fields.
This might be a dumb question but how does Russell Wilson go from being a game time decision week one to missing the first 4 weeks? https://t.co/KlnGBcMrzJ
— Miles Garrett (@MilesGarrettTV) September 29, 2024
Fair questions are being asked about what’s going on with Wilson in Pittsburgh. He was able to play in the preseason despite the calf injury diagnosis. He was a “game-time” decision back in Week 1 for the Steelers and has been healthy enough to be the emergency 3rd quarterback if needed…