<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=032veT_0vjDUEX000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=032veT_0vjDUEX000" width="1280" height="714" >CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Pittsburgh Steelers return with their second influential figure as cleveland.com counts down <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/topic/40-most-influential/">The 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports</a>, our ranking of the people who currently wield the most influence over Cleveland’s sports happiness.In this series, we are picking the top 40 athletes, front office personnel, owners, and even those who work on the periphery of sports, to see who does the most to shape the happiness of Cleveland sports fans.The 40 Most Influential: <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/09/which-40-people-most-control-clevelands-sports-happiness-we-start-the-countdown-monday.html">See how we are determining the Top 40 and the full list so far</a>.Next up, the newest in a long line of Steelers quarterbacks that Browns fans are rooting against (with an Ohio twist):<h2>No. 35. Steelers Quarterback Justin Fields</h2>Justin Fields or Russell Wilson? The wise, old champion or the still-blooming prospect?Who will finish this season as Steelers starting quarterback, you ask?In Cleveland, we answer who cares? Doesn’t matter. Either way, their face will end up in Myles Garrett’s paper shredder.Garrett won Cleveland’s heart (again) back in 2018, when he appeared in a video that defamed a picture of former Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers haven’t found a quarterback good enough to be that hate-able since, but the most important player on Pittsburgh will always be the most boo-able when the Steelers come to Cleveland.Even if we don’t know how long he has the job.Justin Fields is a former Buckeye who led Ohio State to the 2020 national championship game and its most recent victory over Michigan. Until about five months ago, most Ohio residents still hoped Fields could find his footing as an NFL starter.Then he got traded to the Steelers, and the same statistical passing warts Buckeye fans defended when Fields played for Chicago became their rallying cry against Pittsburgh’s sad state of passing affairs. This guy is the Steelers’ long-term option? He’s never thrown for 3,000 yards or more than 17 touchdowns in a season! He’s never won more than seven games! He can’t hack it against the Browns’ defense. Neither can Wison.Wilson is a nice man who loves his Lord and has earned respect around the league. Give him a Steelers uniform, however, and Browns fans see the cornball behind Wilson’s “Broncos Country, Let’s Ride” slogan that led to 11 wins over two seasons in Denver before Broncos Country sent its quarterback out to pasture.And no matter how Cleveland felt about either quarterback before Garrett puts him in the shredder this fall, they have a strong opinion of both as Steelers:What a hack.<h2>The 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports</h2><ul><li>No. 40: <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2024/09/where-does-michigans-sherrone-moore-rank-on-our-list-of-the-40-most-influential-people-in-cleveland-sports.html">Sherrone Moore, Michigan football coach</a></li><li>No. 39: <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2024/09/where-does-baltimore-ravens-coach-john-harbaugh-rank-on-our-list-of-the-40-most-influential-people-in-cleveland-sports.html">John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens coach</a></li><li>No. 38: <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2024/09/where-does-steelers-edge-rusher-tj-watt-rank-on-our-list-of-the-40-most-influential-people-in-cleveland-sports.html">T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher</a></li><li>No. 37: <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2024/09/where-does-browns-quarterback-jameis-winston-rank-on-our-list-of-the-40-most-influential-people-in-cleveland-sports.html">Jameis Winston, Browns quarterback</a></li><li>No. 36: Will Howard, Ohio State quarterback.</li><li>No. 35: Justin Fields, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback.</li></ul></div></body>

Mountain View, CA

NewsBreak

Where does Steelers quarterback Justin Fields rank on our list of the 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports?

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Pittsburgh Steelers return with their second influential figure as cleveland.com counts down The 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports, our ranking of the people who currently wield the most influence over Cleveland’s sports happiness. In this series, we are picking the top 40...

Where does Steelers quarterback Justin Fields rank on our list of the 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports?

Comments / 0