Exactly 20 years ago, a rookie quarterback named Ben Roethlisberger was thrown into the starting lineup after an injury took out the Steelers’ starting quarterback. While he certainly had his moments that foreshadowed his future Hall of Fame career, Roethlisberger largely leaned on a dominant defense that year while winning each of his 12 regular season starts.
That experience might be part of why Roethlisberger feels the current Steelers should continue to stick with Justin Fields even if Russell Wilson is medically cleared to play in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Fields, despite not putting up a ton of passing yards in Pittsburgh’s first two games, played an integral role in the Steelers’ first 2-0 start since 2020.
“If Russ is healthy, I’m sticking with Justin,” Roethlisberger said on his podcast. “I think that he has earned, deserves the right to stay there.”
Fields played well enough for the Steelers to become the franchise’s first team in 25 years to win their first two games that also happened to be on the road. He completed nearly 70% of his passes…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-09-17 00:04:28
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