New conditioning regimen could have cost Steelers QB room dearly

Russell Wilson is expected to return to full practice this week , so there’s no harm, no foul on that front.

As we all know by now, Wilson suffered a calf injury on day one of training camp. According to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , the injury occurred during a new regimen implemented by head strength and conditioning coach Phil Matusz .

But this could have — and should have — been avoided in the first place. Lining the 35-year-old Wilson up to push a blocking sled is ludicrous.

Had Wilson’s calf injury turned out to be more serious ( the Steelers are unconcerned ), heads would’ve rolled. Steelers fans could’ve been seeing Justin Fields line up under center on Sept. 8. Kyle Allen would be the new QB2. Oh, yes, it could’ve cost the quarterback room dearly — but it appears a crisis was averted.

Still, TribLive’s Mark Madden went so far as to call for the firing of the Steelers’ new head strength and conditioning coach .

The Steelers have Monday off before returning to Chuck Noll Field for Week 2 of training camp tomorrow.

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