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Justin Fields might be losing his spot as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback to Russell Wilson, but he isn’t sulking about it.
Fields was blunt in his assessment of his play, believing that, though the Steelers are 4-2 and tied for the AFC North lead, he could’ve done more to keep the job.
“I don’t think I’ve played good enough, if I am being real with you,” Fields told reporters on Thursday. “If I am being real with myself, I think if I did play well enough I don’t think there would be any sort of who should be playing and who should not. At the end of the day, we got a few wins and, of course, I am glad about that. But there are areas that I can get better at, and I am going to continue to work on those and continue to get better.”
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has yet to name a starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. However, Tomlin said that Wilson is receiving first-team reps in practice this week as he’s healed from the calf injury that sidelined him for the first six games of the season. Tomlin added that Wilson is “under consideration” to start in Week 7.
Wilson was named the team’s starting quarterback entering the regular season, beating out Fields during training camp and the preseason. But Fields became the starter when Wilson reaggravated a calf injury in a practice leading up to the season opener.
With Wilson out, Fields quarterbacked the Steelers to one of the more surprising starts in the NFL. But the defense has done much of the heavy lifting through the first six weeks, ranking eighth in yards allowed and second in scoring. Pittsburgh’s offense, meanwhile, ranks 26th in yards (298.3 per game) and 20th in scoring (20.7 points per game).
As for Fields, he hasn’t been terribly effective as a passer. He has completed 66.3% of his passes for 1,106 yards (22nd in the league), five touchdowns (tied for 25th) and one interception (tied for second-fewest among quarterbacks who’ve started every game), with a 93.9…
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