PITTSBURGH -- Acquiring Justin Fields after signing Russell Wilson was supposed to be a long-game move for the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Wilson in pole position for the starting job from the minute he signed, the Steelers would methodically determine if they could mold the raw potential on display in Chicago into the Steelers' next franchise quarterback.
Instead, Wilson's lingering -- and now aggravated -- calf injury expedited the Steelers' evaluation of Fields with the bulk of first-team work through training camp and two regular-season starts. He could be in line for another, with Wilson's calf at less than 100% and the Chargers -- with a defense allowing a league-low 6.