Arthur Smith and Justin Fields will share a stadium come Week 1. But not for the same side. While Pittsburgh waits for clarity on who its 2025 starter will be, Smith wanted it to be the quarterback who opened the 2024 season as the Steelers’ starter. Bleacher Report/Underdog Fantasy reporter James Palmer shared that nugget of information Wednesday.
“I will say this. Arthur Smith really wanted [Fields] to stay in Pittsburgh,” Palmer said during a Bleacher Report Q&A session. “He thought he could get him some playoff wins. That’s what Arthur Smith thought of Justin Fields.