The Pittsburgh Steelers exercised warning with quarterback Russell Wilson on Friday, holding him out of form for a second straight day as he nurses a slight calf damage.
Wilson instructed reporters at coaching camp in Latrobe, Pa., that he “tweaked” his calf throughout a sled-push drill earlier this week.
“The excellent news is that I really feel good,” Wilson instructed reporters. “We’ll get there.”
Coach Mike Tomlin stated Justin Fields acquired the first-team reps as a result of the teaching employees wished “to maintain a minor factor from turning into main” with the veteran Wilson.
Wilson, 35, acquired some work performed on the facet, he stated.
The Steelers moved on from starter Kenny Pickett within the offseason, buying Wilson and Fields to fill the place.
On Wednesday, Tomlin reiterated Wilson, who received a Tremendous Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks, was getting into camp because the No. 1 QB over Fields, 25, the 2021 first-round draft choose of the Chicago Bears.
The Steelers will play their first preseason sport on Aug. 9 at dwelling in opposition to the Houston Texans. They open the common season Sept. 8 on the highway in opposition to quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons.
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