Oh, how the mighty have fallen. From winning Super Bowl XLVIII to being selected for nine Pro Bowl appearances, Russell Wilson seemed to be on the right path to redemption. A serious calf injury narrowly kept Russell Wilson out of the Steelers regular season debut last month on September 8. Nearly a month later, the missed games seem less like precautions and more or less to allow Justin Fields to continue leading the team without controversy.

Gerry Dulac, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reported that Wilson will serve as the team’s emergency quarterback for the fifth straight week in case starting QB Justin Fields and backup QB Kyle Allen both go down with injury.

Russell Wilson is once again the emergency No. 3 QB, which is surprising considering his practice regimen this week. And rookie WR Roman Wilson is inactive.

— Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) October 6, 2024

Is there something that Steelers fans, myself included, just don’t see? Is this some kind of elaborate plot to keep Wilson’s value as a starting-level NFL QB intact, even though he did indeed lose the starting job to Fields?

As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for their Sunday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys, all eyes will be on Fields and his ability to keep Wilson at bay.