"Russell Wilson is officially the Steelers' starting quarterback." But not literally! The post Copying '98 Vikings, Mike Tomlin Using Russell Wilson's Injury to Defend Steelers' Justin Fields, Per Mike Florio appeared first on EssentiallySports.

On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and was immediately asked about the starting quarterback position. But it was clear that Tomlin was not in the mood to feed the media with anything related to what might or might not happen as the week progresses.

Justin Fields has impressed the Steelers’ coaching staff through two weeks. Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Arthur Smith spoke about Fields’ output as the team’s starting quarterback in place of the injured Russell Wilson this week.