{"id":11242,"date":"2024-10-17T18:31:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11242"},"modified":"2024-10-17T18:31:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:31:13","slug":"video-justin-fields-offers-surprising-reaction-to-losing-starting-job-to-russell-wilson-as-he-breaks-his-silence-ahead-of-sundays-game-vs-the-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11242","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Justin Fields Offers Surprising Reaction To Losing Starting Job To Russell Wilson As He Breaks His Silence Ahead Of Sunday\u2019s Game vs. The Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>\u00a0quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/justin-fields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Fields<\/a>\u00a0has made a surprising admission in the wake of his starting role coming under threat.<\/p>\n<p>With veteran QB Russell Wilson fully fit again, he\u2019s now in the running for some snaps as it appears Fields hasn\u2019t quite convinced head coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/mike-tomlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Tomlin<\/a>\u00a0despite his noteworthy performances this season.<\/p>\n<p>Fields spoke to reporters this Thursday and conceded that he hadn\u2019t played well enough to strengthen his position as the team\u2019s undisputed starter.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t think I played good enough if I\u2019m being real with you,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he claimed.<em>\u00a0\u201cIf I\u2019m being real with myself, if I did play well enough, I don\u2019t think there would be any sort of (question) who should be playing who should not.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Check it out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeDeFabo\/status\/1846932509654970421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in the video<\/a>\u00a0below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Justin Fields very candid today: \u201cI don\u2019t think I played good enough if I\u2019m being real with you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m being real with myself, if I did play well enough, I don\u2019t think there would be any sort of (question) who should be playing who should not.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8eW7hH75f6\">pic.twitter.com\/8eW7hH75f6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike DeFabo (@MikeDeFabo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeDeFabo\/status\/1846932509654970421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fields has gone 4-2 as the Steelers quarterback this season, making 106 completions off 160 attempts for a percentage of 66.3, as well as 1,109 passing yards. He is responsible for 10 total touchdowns, throwing five scoring passes and scrambling for an additional five TDs while rushing for 231 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Although he boasts a 93.9 passer rating, some would describe his passing ability as flawed.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-justin-fields-and-russell-wilson-were-competing-for-the-startin-job-from-the-start\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justin Fields And Russell Wilson Were Competing For The Startin Job From The Start<\/h2>\n<p>Fields and Wilson were initially set to compete for the starting job in Pittsburgh, but the veteran sustained a calf injury in preseason that kept him out of the running. The Steelers are likely keen on finding out whether he can provide a different type of threat in their offense or improve the quality of their passing.<\/p>\n<p>While Fields was the automatic starter in the wake of his injury, his return has opened competition up again.<\/p>\n<p>For what it\u2019s worth, former Steelers QB\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/ben-roethlisberger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Roethlisberger<\/a>\u00a0doesn\u2019t believe Fields has played himself out of the starting role.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0has made a surprising admission in the wake of his starting role coming under threat. With veteran QB Russell Wilson fully fit again, he\u2019s now in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11244,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11242\/revisions\/11244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}