{"id":52117,"date":"2025-05-30T02:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52117"},"modified":"2025-05-30T02:41:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:41:43","slug":"breaking-justin-fields-reacts-to-playing-the-pittsburgh-steelers-week-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52117","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Justin Fields Reacts to Playing the Pittsburgh Steelers Week One.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0allowed both of their starting quarterbacks from 2024 to walk in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Russel Wilson landed with the\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0and\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the\u00a0New York Jets, who are scheduled to play the Steelers (schedule was released following his signing) during week one.<\/p>\n<p>As of right now, Mason Rudolph will be the teams\u2019 starting\u00a0quarterback. 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There wasn&#8217;t really a thought to that,&#8221; Fields said.<\/p>\n<p>Fields went 4-2 as a starter for the Steelers last season, playing in just the first six games. He came into the 2024 season as the backup to Wilson, but was put into the starting role after Wilson suffered a calf injury right before the season started.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chicago Bear showed glimpses of what he\u2019s capable of a season ago, finishing with 1,106 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, and one interception. On the ground he was a problem for most defenses, especially in the red zone, where he had five touchdowns and 289 total rushing yards (six games as a starter, appearing in 10).<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"rna-container rh-ineligible\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobbySabo\/status\/1928133129841111548\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1928133129841111548&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2F-justin-fields-reacts-to-playing-the-pittsburgh-steelers-week-one-&amp;sessionId=1a6ee6590ab9b0361e3b05797af5d508732320a3&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1928133129841111548\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fields did more than keep the Steelers afloat last season, however once Wilson was healthy, Mike Tomlin went with the veteran as his signal caller down the final stretch.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0NFL knows exactly what they are doing with the schedule. 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