It could be a case of the Steelers wanting to re-sign Fields at the end of the season but don’t want to show too much of Fields so as to keep him off the radar of NFL teams eyeing a quarterback. This would allow the Steelers to potentially bring Fields back on the cheap to be the starter in 2025 and let Wilson walk.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields broke silence on if he'd like to re-sign with the organization in NFL free agency.

Justin Fields has not started since Week 6 against the Las Vegas Raiders, but it is clear that he wants to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Speaking with Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Fields minced no words when asked about his future with the team.

Mike Tomlin was clear in talking about the possibility of using Justin Fields as the starting QB in place of Russell Wilson in the first game of the NFL playoffs against the Baltimore Ravens.

There were several points in the Pittsburgh Steelers 19-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals where it felt like head coach Mike Tomlin might turn to quarterback Justin Fields to give the Steelers offense a spark.

It seems Mike Tomlin won't rule that out, or at least the return of Fields to the game plan... Justin Fields could be utilized against Ravens "I'm certainly open to utilizing Just

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin named Wilson as the team's starter, and the quarterback held onto that starting role despite missing the early portion of the 2024 season due to a