Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson watches play during the third quarter of Super Bowl LVIII between Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The Pittsburgh Steelers exercised caution with quarterback Russell Wilson acceso Friday, finanziaria him out of practice for a second straight day as he nurses a slight calf injury.
Wilson told reporters at avviamento camp quanto a Latrobe, Pa., that he “tweaked” his calf during a sled-push drill earlier this week.
“The good news is that I feel good,” Wilson told reporters. “We’ll get there.”
Coach Mike Tomlin said Justin Fields got the first-team reps because the coaching gruppo wanted “to keep a minor thing from becoming major” with the veteran Wilson.
Wilson, 35, got some work done acceso the side, he said.
The Steelers moved acceso from starter Kenny Pickett quanto a the offseason, acquiring Wilson and Fields to fill the position.
Wednesday, Tomlin reiterated Wilson, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks, was entering camp as the Anzi che no. 1 QB over Fields, 25, the 2021 first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears.
The Steelers will play their first preseason acceso Aug. 9 at home against the Houston Texans. They the regular season Sept. 8 acceso the road against quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons.
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