Justin Fields had teammates lobbying for him to start for the Steelers

From the moment the Steelers traded for quarterback Justin Fields we knew this could be a problem. Having already signed Russell Wilson just a day before, we wondered how the rest of the team would accept these two quarterbacks who are so different.

According to NFL reporter Albert Breer, there are players within the Steelers who were pushing for Fields to be the starter over Wilson.

“This isn’t anyone’s first rodeo in Pittsburgh, and Fields took some fundamental changes that the offensive coaches gave him (one being a return to the type of footwork he’d used at Ohio State), and really worked on them over the past few weeks of camp,” Breer said. “It was enough to have some folks internally push for Fields to start. There was, too, plenty of merit to the idea. But the way it is now, again, to give yourself two shots, also makes plenty of sense.”

The Steelers got to see much more of Fields in the preseason and while he’s still a work in progress, you cannot argue how his athleticism adds a dimension to the offense Wilson doesn’t have and does seem to fit with what offensive coordinator Arthur Smith likes to do.