Steelers’ Russell Wilson’s Great Play Could Force Justin Fields To ‘Look Elsewhere’

There’s still plenty of time left in the 2024 National Football League regular season, but it’s never too early to look ahead.

Pittsburgh clearly is in a good spot and has an impressive 7-2 record. The Steelers were 4-2 to begin the season with Justin Fields as the team’s starting quarterback. Pittsburgh is 3-0 since replacing Fields with Russell Wilson. Overall, the Steelers are in a much better place and look like a team that can contend over the next few years.

While this is the case, what is Pittsburgh’s long-term plan at quarterback? Neither Fields nor Wilson are under contract beyond the 2024 season. It seemed like Fields could be the long-term answer, but Wilson has started to make the case for himself. Fields is just 25 years old while Wilson is 35 years old.

It’s unclear what the team will do, but Wilson’s play reportedly could make Fields end up having to “look elsewhere,” according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

“What we’re hearing: The Fields experiment in Pittsburgh can be classified as a success; he played steady if unspectacular football in six games as the starter, winning four of them,” Fowler said. “So a return can’t be completely taken off the table at this point. But Russell Wilson’s quality play since taking over the job could force Fields to look elsewhere. Fields can follow the models of Darnold and Baker Mayfield, who recently signed one-year deals with teams in need of veteran quarterback help and excelled with good supporting casts.”

It’s unclear what the Steelers will do, but it does seem like the team has a bright future. Whether Wilson or Fields is with the team next season, the team is trending in the right direction.

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