<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-justin-fields-social-media-post-losing-spot-russell-wilson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Justin Fields’ social media post after likely losing spot to Russell Wilson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-news-Justin-Fields-social-media-post-after-likely-losing-spot-to-Russell-Wilson.jpg"></figure><h1>Justin Fields’ social media post after likely losing spot to Russell Wilson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T22:26:58-07:00">October 15th, 10:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T22:26:58-07:00">October 15th, 10:26pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-justin-fields-steelers-loss-cowboys-proves-time-turn-russell-wilson">ugly loss to the Dallas Cowboys</a> in Week 5, Justin Fields and the Pittsburgh Steelers got back on track with a big win against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6. Fields got the job done with a 32-13 victory over the Raiders. The fourth-year quarterback has led the Steelers to a 4-2 record through the first six weeks of the season as Pittsburgh is tied with the Baltimore Ravens for first place in the AFC North.</p><p>Despite his success, Fields could soon find himself on the bench. Veteran QB <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-full-participant-practice-amid-calf-injury-rehab">Russell Wilson returned to practice</a> last week. Now a quarterback change could be coming as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-week-7-start-jets">Wilson is trending towards starting Week 7</a> for the Steelers.</p><p>With his role on the team in jeopardy, Fields is keeping things in perspective. In the midst of all the noise over who should be under center for the Steelers when they take on the New York Jets Sunday night, Fields posted a simple but <a href="https://x.com/PortersBurgh/status/1846304684866183222" rel="noopener">meaningful message</a> to his Instagram story. “Your ‘normal’ day is someone’s dream, so be thankful everyday,” the post read, per Portersburgh on X.</p><p>The Steelers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-russell-wilson-contract-steelers">landed Wilson for the veterans’ minimum</a> after the Denver Broncos released him prior to the 2024 season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-starting-quarterback-justin-fields">Wilson was named the team’s starting quarterback</a> during the preseason but a calf injury has kept him sidelined through the first six weeks.</p><h2><b>Justin Fields has become a leader with the Steelers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Justin-Fields_1b88a3.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Fields has, for the most part, played well in his place. And in Week 6 he demonstrated his ability to lead the team and bounce back from adversity. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-fans-want-russell-wilson-justin-fields-struggles-cowboys">Fans were calling for Wilson</a> to replace Fields after the Steelers’ lackluster loss to the Cowboys. The following week, the 25-year-old signal caller helmed a dominant win over Las Vegas. Fields was more effective as a runner than a passer in the Week 6 rout. He was 14/24 for 145 yards through the air while carrying the ball 11 times for 59 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Most importantly, he didn’t turn the ball over.</p><p>When Wilson recovered from his calf ailment and returned to practice, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-not-ready-to-replace-justin-fields">Steelers didn’t appear ready to move on from Fields</a>. New offensive coordinator Arthur Smith gushed about the young quarterback, calling him “<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-arthur-smith-raves-extremely-coachable-justin-fields">extremely coachable</a>.”</p><p>Now head coach Mike Tomlin has a difficult decision to make. Former defensive back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-richard-sherman-gets-real-about-russell-wilson">Richard Sherman</a>, current Steelers wideout <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-george-pickens-russell-wilson-vs-justin-fields-debate">George Pickens</a> and even Phoenix Suns forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-kevin-durant-justin-fields-russell-wilson-quarterback-debate">Kevin Durant</a> have all shared their thoughts on who should start for Pittsburgh moving forward. But the decision will come down to one man. Given Tomlin’s exemplary track record as a head coach, it’s likely he’ll make the right decision for the team. If Fields does take a back seat to Wilson, he’s probably shown enough to get a starting opportunity elsewhere in 2025.</p><p>The Steelers take on the 2-4 New York Jets at home in Week 7. The Sunday night game will showcase <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-davante-adams-reunites-aaron-rodgers-trade-raiders">new Jets receiver Davante Adams</a> who has reunited with quarterback Aaron Rodgers after being traded by the Raiders. The Steelers starting quarterback will also be featured in prime time. Whether that’s Wilson or Fields remains to be seen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Justin Fields’ social media post after likely losing spot to Russell Wilson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-richard-sherman-gets-real-about-russell-wilson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Richard Sherman gets 100% real about Steelers’ Russell Wilson stance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Richard-Sherman-gets-100-real-about-Pittsburghs-Russell-Wilson-stance.jpg"></figure><h1>Richard Sherman gets 100% real about Steelers’ Russell Wilson stance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T20:24:41-07:00">October 15th, 8:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T20:24:41-07:00">October 15th, 8:24pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are on the cusp of a staggering quarterback change for Week 7. Despite Justin Fields’ success this season, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is not ruling out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-week-7-start-jets">Russell Wilson to take over for the offense</a>. Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman <a href="https://steelersdepot.com/2024/10/richard-sherman-timing-isnt-right-for-qb-switch-to-russell-wilson-but-i-trust-tomlin/" rel="noopener">disagrees with the sudden move</a>, via John J. Kurcina of Steelers Depot.</p><p>“I’d be fine if it was sooner. Six games into the season, now seven. It’s just so much going on for Russ. But I believe in Tomlin. I trust Tomlin. I have no right to question his decision making. I think he’s making it based on things he saw in film, things he saw in practice, the game tape, what he saw from Justin Fields,” Sherman said on The Richard Sherman Podcast. “Maybe he thinks Russell Wilson can get more from out of this offense than Justin Fields. My concern with it is the rust factor. Getting up to game speed is something that is real. It’s significant.</p><p>“It’s going to take [Russell Wilson] a second to get back to the speed of the game. Taking real game reps, taking hits, being able to be quick and decisive with the ball. They’re a 4-2 team sitting pretty comfortably, so maybe that’s why Mike Tomlin felt like he has a little bit of cushion, and he can make this decision.”</p><p>While Tomlin hasn’t officially concluded that Wilson would be the Steelers’ starter for their matchup against the New York Jets, it certainly appears that the 35-year-old QB is set to make his first appearance of the season.</p><h2><b>Russell Wilson prepares for Steelers debut in Week 7</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Russell-Wilson-1.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s going to be interesting to see just how things shake out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-george-pickens-russell-wilson-vs-justin-fields-debate">between Wilson and Fields in Week 7</a>. After throwing for 1,105 yards, five touchdowns and just one interception through six starts, it’s hard to understand why the Steelers would make such a move at 4-2 in the AFC North.</p><p>Wilson plays to a similar style that Fields does. He’s a scrambler, and can make accurate throws on the run. His body has worn down in his 12th NFL season, but it cannot be debated that Wilson is one of the greatest improvisers the game has ever seen. He deserves the opportunity that he came to the Steel City to find. That’s not to take anything away from Fields. But at this point of the season, it makes sense to consider all of your roster options.</p><p>As Sherman alluded to on his podcast, there aren’t many reasons to distrust coach Tomlin.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Richard Sherman gets 100% real about Steelers’ Russell Wilson stance

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-najee-harris-blatantly-honest-opinion-raiders-maxx-crosby');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ Najee Harris draws blatantly honest opinion from Raiders’ Maxx Crosby');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-news-Najee-Harris-draws-blatantly-honest-opinion-from-Raiders-Maxx-Crosby.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers’ Najee Harris draws blatantly honest opinion from Raiders’ Maxx Crosby</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T18:27:35-07:00">October 15th, 6:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T18:27:35-07:00">October 15th, 6:27pm</time><address><a>Chris Dodson</a>Chris Dodson is a New Orleans Pelicans beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-gets-eye-opening-take-tony-dungy">Pittsburgh Steelers are used to playing with a target</a> on their backs not receiving glowing compliments from rivals. Well, running back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-justin-fields-sends-message-to-najee-harris-after-monster-raiders-game">Najee Harris has an undeniable talent</a> that Maxx Crosby <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGdd2iW-wpY&amp;pp=ygULbWF4eCBjcm9zYnk%3D" rel="noopener">could not deny</a>, and does not want to meet in the Oklahoma drill.</p><p>“He’s another one. A big f****** physical back. You really got to tackle that ********,” Crosby crowed. “He is a big boy.”</p><p>Harris was big in a Week 6 Steelers’ win over the Raiders. The 26-year-old Alabama alum sprang for 106 yards on 14 carries in the 32-13 blowout. Crosby had a chance to keep one play closed down but missed out on an opportunity to get the Steelers off the field. He felt a certain way about the play even after sleeping on the loss.</p><p>“I’m not going to lie. I thought I had a clean ass TFL (tackle for loss) early and I lowkey missed,” admitted Crosby. “I was a little high. He got a little wiggly, but I got his ass later. So Harris, if you are watching, f*** you.”</p><p>That last part was said with a friendly laugh. Crosby couldn’t hold back when discussing an old friend.</p><p>“Big shout out to Harris. That is my guy. Great dude.”</p><h2><b>Steelers running toward AFC North title</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Najee-Harris-lunges-for-extra-yards.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Pittsburgh is putting a lot of preseason predictions to bed early. Some skeptics had the Steelers marked down for four to five wins all season. Mike Tomlin cleared that expectation weeks before Halloween. It says something about the organization that a Justin Fields versus Russell Wilson discussion has not caused more chaos.</p><p>Instead, it’s all business ahead of a Week 7 Sunday Night Football fight with the Aaron Rodgers-led New York Jets. Tomlin <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41811778/steelers-mike-tomlin-consider-starting-russell-wilson-vs-jets" rel="noopener">got ahead of any speculation</a> 48 hours after dispatching the Raiders.</p><p>“I got comfortable with his ability to display his health [last week],” Tomlin explained (h/t Brooke Pryor of ESPN). “Now it’s about knocking the rust off. He is in consideration this week. We’ll see where that leads us, man. Both guys at the quarterback position are scheduled to work [Wednesday] and we’ll just walk it day by day. All geared toward putting ourselves in the best position to win the football game.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ Najee Harris draws blatantly honest opinion from Raiders’ Maxx Crosby

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-george-pickens-russell-wilson-vs-justin-fields-debate');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ George Pickens issues honest take on Russell Wilson vs. Justin Fields debate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-news-George-Pickens-issues-honest-take-on-Russell-Wilson-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers’ George Pickens issues honest take on Russell Wilson vs. Justin Fields debate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T18:26:39-07:00">October 15th, 6:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T18:26:39-07:00">October 15th, 6:26pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers have yet to fully commit to Justin Fields. When asked who the Steelers should be starting at quarterback, wide receiver George Pickens successfully provided a bit of a non-answer while on FS1’s The Facility.</p><p>“I know the media and the world want to paint me out as a selfish guy but really I’m the most unselfish guy in the world. To me honestly it really don’t matter they’re both good players. I know they both got two different playing styles. They both can engineer a victory. Coming from Georgia, that’s like one of the biggest things I only care about: winning.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">George Pickens on if Russell Wilson or Justin fields should be the starting QB:</p><p>"I know the media and the world want to paint me out as a selfish guy but really I'm the most unselfish guy in the world. To me honestly it really don’t matter they’re both good players and they both… <a href="https://t.co/cBx2YjWn6v">pic.twitter.com/cBx2YjWn6v</a></p><p>— Matthew Luciow (@matthewluciow92) <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewluciow92/status/1846285901829161004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Despite the QB change, head coach Mike Tomlin just paid Fields big compliments for his play against the Raiders in Week 6.</p><p>“I thought he did a nice job, particularly making some things happen with his legs, managing the circumstances, and taking care of the ball,” Tomlin said. “Obviously, he took a few hits, but he’s a tough guy. I’m glad he’s okay, and we’ll keep moving.”</p><p>The Steelers are 4-2 to start the season under Fields’ leadership.</p><h2><b>Russell Wilson back healthy, earns Steelers’ starting opporunity</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-George-Pickens-diving-for-more-yards-against-the-Las-Vegas-Raiders.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At no point did Tomlin ever really say or commit to Fields being the starter and he only took the job when Wilson’s injury kept him out. That said, why mess with a good thing?</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-week-7-start-jets">Russell Wilson is expected to start</a> their Week 7 <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1846219869374546355" rel="noopener">matchup against</a> the New York Jets, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero.</p><p>“The Steelers plan to give Russell Wilson first-team reps in practice this week, putting him in line to make his season debut and start Sunday night against the Jets. Pittsburgh is 4-2 with Justin Fields. But Wilson’s calf is fully healed and now he gets his shot,” Pelissero tweeted on X.</p><p>Last week, Wilson was a full participant in practices. What changed between then and now?</p><p>With Davante Adams now on the Jets, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-drops-blunt-reaction-jets-davante-adams-trade">Tomlin had a funny reaction</a> to <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1846222729734737994" rel="noopener">learning about his trade</a> to New York, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>“I was getting ready for Davante Adams last week. I’m now getting ready for Davante Adams this week,” Tomlin said.</p><p>Two weeks ago, George Pickens was fined twice, once for his NSFW eye-black and another for an unnecessary roughness facemask penalty. The total of the two fines was $20,461. His eye-black said “open f***ing always.”</p><p>Tomlin also only <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-honest-cutting-george-pickens-reps">played Pickens in 34 of 54 offensive snaps</a> in that game against the Dallas Cowboys, per ESPN’s Brook Pryor.</p><p>“We just wanted to kind of minimize his reps in an effort to get more productivity,” Tomlin said. “We’re just trying to manage in terms of the totality of the big picture.”</p><p>The Steelers host the Jets in Week 7 during Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ George Pickens issues honest take on Russell Wilson vs. Justin Fields debate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/myles-jack-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Myles Jack’s net worth in 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Myles-Jacks-net-worth-in-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Myles Jack’s net worth in 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T11:00:48-07:00">October 15th, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T11:04:45-07:00">October 15th, 11:04am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Evergreen</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Myles Jack’s net worth in 2024 is $5 million. Jack has built his net worth mostly while playing linebacker in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars. In 2023, he made the surprising announcement that he had decided to retire from the NFL. Jack – who played the previous season with the Pittsburgh Steelers – had signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on Aug. 6.</p><p>However, the Steelers came calling in November and convinced Jack to come out of retirement. He ended up playing three games during the season and even played in the Steelers’ first-round playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens. However, Jack has yet to sign with a team for the 2024 season. Here’s a look at Myles Jack’s net worth in 2024.</p><h2><b>What is Myles Jack’s net worth in 2024?: $5 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Myles-Jack-takes-the-field.jpg"></figure><p>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</p><p>Myles Jack has made enough money in his career that he probably wouldn’t have to work much more in his life. The football star has NFL career earnings of $49,113,841, according to <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/myles-jack-18984/cash-earnings/" rel="noopener">Spotrac</a>. Sites including <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/myles-jack-career-earnings-how-much-former-jaguars-lb-earn-7-year-football-career#:~:text=Now%2C%20Jack%20is%20walking%20away,worth%20of%20about%20%245%20million." rel="noopener">SportsKeeda</a> estimate Myles Jack’s net worth is $5 million.</p><p>Still, Jack stated that he <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eagles-myles-jack-informs-team-he-plans-to-retire-per-report-lb-admitted-he-considered-trade-school/" rel="noopener">considered going to trade school</a> to become a plumber or an electrician. The linebacker first started thinking about trade school after being released by the Steelers on March 16, 2023. Instead, he was convinced by Arizona Cardinals’ safety and childhood friend, Budda Baker, to train with him in Scottsdale, Ariz., to try and make a comeback.</p><p>“I like to work. I could just sit at home,” Jack said. “I’ve been blessed to make a lot of money. So I could just retire and sit at the house…But I’m too bored. My mind is too much. So I just want to be innovative. I don’t know, if a zombie apocalypse happens, I want to be able to build something or fix something.”</p><h2><b>Myles Jack is drafted by the Jaguars</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Myles-Jack-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Klement-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Myles Jack’s professional career began in 2016 as a second-round pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The linebacker out of UCLA had top-five talent in the draft, but concerns over a degenerative condition in his knee caused him to fall down draft boards.</p><p>Jack had all the talent in the world, but scouts were fearful that he would have a short career. Instead, he went on to have a productive seven-year career.</p><p>He played with the Jaguars from 2016-2021 and is best known for being one of the leaders of the 2017 team that made the AFC championship game.</p><h2><b>Myles Jack signs with the Steelers</b></h2><p>After his Jaguars tenure ended, he signed with the Steelers for the 2022 season. Jack had a resurgence of a year as a starter for the team, yet <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-myles-jack-release-mulls-reunion-bud-dupree" rel="noopener">they released him</a> at season’s end.</p><p>After considering trade school, Jack gave the NFL one last shot. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-philadelphia-bolsters-defense-signing-pair-standout-linebackers" rel="noopener">He was signed</a> – along with Zach Cunningham – on Aug. 6, 2023, by the Eagles. The veteran duo was supposed to come in and compete for starting jobs while mentoring the young Eagles’ linebacker core.</p><p>Jack had initially received first-team reps for the Eagles, but through the course of camp, he had started to slide down the depth chart. On Aug. 20, he officially announced he was calling his NFL career quits.</p><p>Jack was a great linebacker with exceptional coverage skills for the position. He was versatile, as he could play off-ball or on the edge, and he was stout against the run. The UCLA product had over 100 combined tackles four times in his career.</p><p>As it seems that Myles Jack has no interest in enjoying retirement, it will be interesting to see where life takes him next. Were you surprised by Myles Jack’s net worth in 2024?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Myles Jack’s net worth in 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-russell-wilson-week-7-start-jets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ Russell Wilson trending towards Week 7 start vs Jets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Russell-Wilson-trending-towards-Week-7-start-vs-Jets.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers’ Russell Wilson trending towards Week 7 start vs Jets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T09:15:35-07:00">October 15th, 9:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T09:36:34-07:00">October 15th, 9:36am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-standout-pittsburgh-rookie-pass-protector-injury-update">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> are on the verge of a quarterback change, as Russell Wilson is <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1846219869374546355" rel="noopener">in line to start</a> in Week 7 against the New York Jets, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>“The Steelers plan to give Russell Wilson first-team reps in practice this week, putting him in line to make his season debut and start Sunday night against the Jets. Pittsburgh is 4-2 with Justin Fields. But Wilson’s calf is fully healed and now he gets his shot,” Pelissero tweeted on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-full-participant-practice-amid-calf-injury-rehab">Wilson was a full participant in practice</a> last week, but head coach Mike Tomlin decided to go with Justin Fields. Now, it looks like Wilson will be the starter moving forward.</p><h2>Mike Tomlin hasn’t made a decision on Steelers’ starting QB</h2><p>Though reports have come out that Russell Wilson is in line to start in Week 7, Mike Tomlin says that <a href="https://x.com/AlbertBreer/status/1846223783603863796" rel="noopener">they’ll discuss</a> who starts later in the week.</p><p>“Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Russell Wilson is in ‘consideration’ this week,” Albert Breer tweeted on X, formerly Twitter. “Doesn’t say he’ll start. Tomlin added that Wilson ‘proved his health last week’, and that they’d discuss who starts tomorrow.”</p><p>At the start of the season, Wilson was named the starting quarterback, but he suffered a calf injury that kept him sidelined. That led Justin Fields to start, and through six games, he’s been doing a solid job as the starter. The thought was that Fields would keep the starting job for the season unless an injury occurred or his play declined, but neither of those has happened.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if Tomlin officially makes Wilson the starting quarterback, or was this just a smoke screen for the New York Jets, who just made an addition to their team by<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-davante-adams-reunites-aaron-rodgers-trade-raiders"> acquiring Davante Adams</a> from the Las Vegas Raiders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ Russell Wilson trending towards Week 7 start vs Jets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-standout-pittsburgh-rookie-pass-protector-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Standout Steelers rookie pass protector dealt disappointing injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Standout-Pittsburgh-rookie-pass-protector-dealt-disappointing-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Standout Steelers rookie pass protector dealt disappointing injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T16:55:26-07:00">October 14th, 4:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T16:55:26-07:00">October 14th, 4:55pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-justin-fields-sends-message-to-najee-harris-after-monster-raiders-game">Pittsburgh Steelers’ convincing 32-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders</a>, they lost rookie center Zach Frazier to an <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1845942209201192961" rel="noopener">ankle injury</a>, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz. There is no structural damage to his knee. Upon first sight of the play in which he was injured, it didn’t look good.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Look at Zach Frazier's injury. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Steelers</a> <a href="https://t.co/X8MGMThSrB">pic.twitter.com/X8MGMThSrB</a></p><p>— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alex_Kozora/status/1845587494860947936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Frazier has been a revelation for the Steelers in short time. The 2024 second-rounder out of West Virginia is graded fourth among eligible centers on PFF with an 82.2 grade. The interior offensive line has been a strength for the first time in years, and it’s reflected in Pittsburgh’s ability to run the ball and control the clock. While injuries may be mounting, the Steelers must remain loyal to their scheme and system.</p><p>The Steelers already <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-lose-key-offensive-lineman-season-torn-acl">lost OG James Daniels</a> to an ACL tear in their Week 4 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.</p><h2><b>Steelers getting it done old school with defense and a ground game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-Zach-Frazier-blocking-vs.-the-Texans.jpg"><figcaption>© Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Pittsburgh is far from perfect. They’ve only scored more than 20 points in a game twice this year and only won once when doing so. But the fundamentals of football never change. The Steelers limit turnovers, play good defense and control the clock with a ground game. Their +7 turnover differential is tied for second-best in the league, only behind the Green Bay Packers’ +9.</p><p>Maintaining this level of play without Frazier won’t be easy. Ryan McCollum is the listed backup and he’ll need to step up in Frazier’s absence.</p><p>Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40957985/pittsburgh-steelers-rookie-center-zach-frazier-qbs" rel="noopener">had high praise</a> right off the bat regarding Frazier, per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor.</p><p>“Zach’s played a lot of games at center,” Arthur Smith said in August. “It’s not the NFL, but he did it in the Power 5. I think he’s a very mature guy. You’re asking your centers to do a lot, but I would say of any rookie, he’s probably the most prepped, and we thought that when we drafted him. Since he’s been in this building, he’s as advertised.”</p><p>Frazier wasn’t even the starter coming into the season. That <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-steelers-offensive-piece-season-ending-injury">job belonged to Nate Herbig</a>, who went out with a torn rotator cuff in mid-August.</p><p>The first two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft were offensive linemen OG Troy Fautanu and Frazier. They also used a fourth-rounder on OG Mason McCormick. Fautanu and McCormick will likely be tasked to step up with injuries piling up along the offensive line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Standout Steelers rookie pass protector dealt disappointing injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-justin-fields-sends-message-to-najee-harris-after-monster-raiders-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ Justin Fields sends message to Najee Harris after monster Raiders game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-news-Justin-Fields-sends-message-to-Najee-Harris-after-monster-Raiders-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers’ Justin Fields sends message to Najee Harris after monster Raiders game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T09:18:28-07:00">October 14th, 9:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T09:18:28-07:00">October 14th, 9:18am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Looking at the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-tj-watt-real-aging-crushing-raiders">Pittsburgh Steelers crushing of the Las Vegas Raiders</a> Sunday afternoon, 32-13, one of the main reasons for victory was the running game led by star Najee Harris. Despite the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-pittsburgh-offense-jaylen-warren-boost-raiders-contest">return of Steelers running back Jaylen Warren</a>, Harris had a huge game for the team which garnered a reaction from quarterback Justin Fields.</p><p>On the topic of Harris who rushed for 106 yards on 14 carries, Fields would compliment him after the game as himself had two rushing touchdowns on top of throwing for 145 yards. Fields said that he hopes to see <a href="https://x.com/bepryor/status/1845618200576442678" rel="noopener">more of that type of performance</a> from his teammate in future weeks according to Brooke Pryor of ESPN.</p><p>“I don’t know what he ate last night. I don’t know what he did, but he sure did ball out today. So whatever he did this week, hopefully he comes back and does the same thing next week.”</p><p>Harris himself has had an up and down career where some could label his outings as lackluster as he came out of the University of Alabama in the 2021 NFL Draft in the first round. Still, his Sunday performance showed what he can do on a consistent basis as <a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2024/10/13/najee-harris-fantasy-raiders-steelers-touchdown/stories/202410110108" rel="noopener">he had an NSFW response</a> about his big game on the ground according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.</p><p>“Sorry I can’t make every game like that,” Harris said with reportedly a smile. “I know y’all are just waiting to type something about me. I’m gonna try to do it again next game. It was just one of those games where [expletive] started working good.”</p><h2><b>Steelers’ Najee Harris confident in his ability</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Najee-Harris-on-Oct.-13-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite some fans not absolutely loving what Harris brings, no one can take away from him that in each of the past three seasons he’s been in the NFL, he rushed for over 1,000 yards and at least seven touchdowns. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-najee-harris-spotlight-cowboys-jaylen-warren-injury-update">Harris was confident</a> in his ability at his post-game presser even if he acknowledged his weakness in interviews.</p><p>“I know what I can do,” Harris said. “I don’t know what y’all are trying to get out of me. … I’m not good at interviewing, man, because I’m actually too honest with what I say and have no filter.”</p><p>There is no doubt that Harris has the respect of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-kevin-durant-justin-fields-russell-wilson-quarterback-debate">Steelers and could thrive in any state whether it’s Russell Wilson or Fields</a> under center and especially from the other skill-position players. One includes Pittsburgh tight end Pat Freiermuth who has notuced the work the 26-year old puts in.</p><p>“He works his ass off every single day, comes in the building every day with a smile on his face, ready to work,” Freiermuth said as he’s been with Harris on the Steelers as both were in the 2021 NFL Draft class. “Seeing it pay off in this game, we really leaned on him and it was just awesome to see. Very happy for him.”</p><p>“I don’t put any type of restraints on what I can do,” Harris said. “I don’t really care what other people say or think,” he said. “When I had the opportunity, I just took it. I didn’t care if I was however far away. I know I can make it when I really believe in myself.”</p><p>Pittsburgh are now 4-2 as their next game will be against the New York Jets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ Justin Fields sends message to Najee Harris after monster Raiders game

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One day after Pittsburgh <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-tj-watt-real-aging-crushing-raiders">Steelers linebacker TJ Watt turned 30</a>, he and his Steelers beat the Las Vegas Raiders 32-13 on Sunday. On one end of the field, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watched his crushing defense hold the Raiders to scoreless second and third quarters while Justin Fields kept his composure on the other. He went 14 of 24, throwing for 145 yards and rushing for two touchdowns in the lopsided Week 6 victory.</p><p>After the win, Tomlin <a href="https://x.com/bepryor/status/1845619478526341335" rel="noopener">complimented his starting quarterback</a> for thinking on his feet and making the right plays, per ESPN’s Brook Pryor.</p><p>“I thought he did a nice job, particularly making some things happen with his legs, managing the circumstances, and taking care of the ball,” Tomlin said. “Obviously, he took a few hits, but he’s a tough guy. I’m glad he’s okay, and we’ll keep moving.”</p><p>Steelers running back Najee Harris rushed for 106 yards on eleven carries and one touchdown. Fields rushed for 59 yards on eleven carries, while George Pickens made three catches for 53 yards. On defense, linebacker Patrick Queen led with 13 tackles, and DeShon Elliott and Payton Watson finished with six.</p><p>Watt, Pittsburgh’s veteran linebacker, finished with five tackles in the win and spoke to CBS Sports’ sideline reporter Evan Washburn after the game. He talked about <a href="https://twitter.com/Steelersdepot/status/1845607528941625681" rel="noopener">how great he’s feeling</a> physically entering his 30s as one of the Steelers’ defensive leaders.</p><p>“I feel great about that, man. I honestly feel great. I don’t feel any aging in my body at all right now,” said Watt. “I’m really happy with how that’s handled.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">T.J. Watt on turning 30 after win over Raiders: "I feel great about that, man. I honestly feel great. I don't feel any aging in my body at all right now." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Steelers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/HkZH2Bb4GS">pic.twitter.com/HkZH2Bb4GS</a></p><p>— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) <a href="https://twitter.com/Steelersdepot/status/1845607528941625681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Justin Fields leads Steelers to 4-2 through Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-quarterback-Justin-Fields.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilsons-week-6-status-gets-mike-tomlin-update">Steelers backup veteran quarterback Russell Wilson watching</a>, starting quarterback Justin Fields improved to 4-2 through Week 6, but it wasn’t pretty. After coming off of a string of losses to the Indianapolis Colts (27-24) and the Dallas Cowboys (29-17), Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and Fields bounced back against the Raiders. However, despite the 32-point outburst, their starting quarterback’s passing looked shaky in the pocket.</p><p>His two rushing touchdowns stand alone as crucial game-changing moments against the Raiders. Still, in his Week 6 performance, Fields’ passing efficiency overall went downward in his progression in contrast to previous outings, such as Week 3’s 20-10 victory against the Chargers, where he went 25 of 32 and threw for 245 yards. Or when he was 13 of 20 in Week 2’s 13-6 win against the Broncos.</p><p>The fourth-year quarterback and the Steelers will host the New York Jets in Week 7’s matchup next Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ Mike Tomlin drops ‘tough’ reaction to Justin Fields’ game vs. Raiders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-russell-wilson-reacts-reunion-legend-marshawn-lynch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ Russell Wilson reacts to reunion with ‘legend’ Marshawn Lynch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Russell-Wilson-reacts-to-reunion-with-legend-Marshawn-Lynch.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers’ Russell Wilson reacts to reunion with ‘legend’ Marshawn Lynch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T08:42:24-07:00">October 14th, 8:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T08:42:24-07:00">October 14th, 8:42am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Russell <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-marshawn-lynch-support-seahawks-russell-wilson">Wilson and Marshawn Lynch reunited</a> before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Lynch was seen carrying black and yellow cleats, and he then took a handoff from Wilson as the two embraced. After the game, Wilson quote <a href="https://x.com/DangeRussWilson/status/1845663364690686422" rel="noopener">tweeted the video</a> on X, formerly Twitter, and said “Good times! Good memories! With the Legend [Marshawn Lynch] Always Love 24!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Good times! Good memories! <br>With the Legend <a href="https://twitter.com/MoneyLynch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MoneyLynch</a> <br>Always Love 24! <a href="https://t.co/cx5iNnDsG0">https://t.co/cx5iNnDsG0</a></p><p>— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) <a href="https://twitter.com/DangeRussWilson/status/1845663364690686422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Lynch is very familiar with taking handoffs from Wilson in the backfield with their time with the Seattle Seahawks, where they won a Super Bowl together in 2014 against the Denver Broncos. Fast forward to now, Wilson is on the Steelers, while Lynch is retired and living his best life.</p><h2>Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch reunite</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Russell-Wilson_31a098.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The last time we heard about Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch in the same sentence, it didn’t seem all positive. When Lynch was a guest on Shannon Sharpe’s show, Club Shay Shay, the former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/seahawks-news-marshawn-lynch-revealing-comments-relationship-russell-wilson-pete-carroll">running back was asked about Wilson</a> and Pete Carrol’s relationship.</p><p>“I wouldn’t be the right person to speak on their relationship because I didn’t f–k with them,” Lynch said. “I didn’t f–k with Pete, and then I mean Russ was just a quarterback for me.”</p><p>“I respect Russell as a player and as a teammate. Anything that I say is gonna come off as malice or as if I’m a hater. I’ll take Russell, and I’ll put him right there at quarterback, and I’ll rock with him because I have done that. But as far as anything else, no, there’s no, you can’t pick up the phone and call old boy or nothing.”</p><p>After their recent interaction, it seems like all is well between those two.</p><p>As of now, it looks like Wilson is still trying to work his way to getting the starting quarterback spot that he earned, but was taken away from him after suffering a calf injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-full-practice-update-return-speculation-heats-up">Wilson was a full participant in practice</a> leading up to their game against the Raiders, but head coach Mike Tomlin still has decided to roll with Justin Fields.</p><p>Fields will most likely be the starter for the rest of the season unless he suffers an injury or his play declines, and Wilson will continue to serve as the backup quarterback. The Steelers are now 4-2, and if they continue to play good football, there’s a good chance nothing will change offensively. The Steelers’ next challenge will be the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ Russell Wilson reacts to reunion with ‘legend’ Marshawn Lynch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-tj-watt-real-aging-crushing-raiders');   ga('set', 'title', 'TJ Watt gets 100% real about aging after crushing Raiders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TJ-Watt-gets-100-real-about-aging-after-crushing-Raiders.jpg"></figure><h1>TJ Watt gets 100% real about aging after crushing Raiders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T22:49:55-07:00">October 13th, 10:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T01:57:57-07:00">October 14th, 1:57am</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>TJ Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers dominated Allegiant Stadium in their matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders.</p><p>Just one game into his 30s, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-tj-watt-insane-nfl-milestone-100-sack-feat">TJ Watt is already showing</a> that this decade could be as impressive as the last. Although he didn’t record a sack, he made significant contributions with two forced fumbles and two tackles for loss, helping the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense recover from a rough start to secure a decisive 32-13 stomping of the Raiders.</p><h2><b>TJ Watt feels good about his age</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TJ-Watt-after-Steelers-win-over-Raiders.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the game, Watt told CBS Sports sideline reporter Evan Washburn that <a href="https://www.twitter.com/Steelersdepot/status/1845607528941625681" rel="noopener">he feels better than ever</a>. “I feel great about that, man. I honestly feel great. I don’t feel any aging in my body at all right now,” said Watt. “I’m really happy with how that’s handled.”</p><p>While Watt’s stats through six games only include 25 total tackles and 4.5 sacks, his presence is felt on nearly every snap. He often faces double teams but still manages to disrupt throws and make important plays.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">T.J. Watt on turning 30 after win over Raiders: "I feel great about that, man. I honestly feel great. I don't feel any aging in my body at all right now." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Steelers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/HkZH2Bb4GS">pic.twitter.com/HkZH2Bb4GS</a></p><p>— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) <a href="https://twitter.com/Steelersdepot/status/1845607528941625681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The offense struggled once more at the start of the game. Although they advanced down the field on their opening drive, it stalled, resulting in just three points from kicker Chris Boswell. Their only other possession in the first quarter ended in a three-and-out, and they didn’t score again until the second quarter.</p><h2><b>Shaky offense for the Pittsburgh Steelers</b></h2><p>Quarterback Justin Fields and the offense excelled on the ground, with Fields rushing nine times for 61 yards and scoring twice. Najee Harris also had his best game of the season, showcasing his ability to make sharp cuts and evade tackles. He ended the game with 14 carries for 106 yards, highlighted by a 36-yard run for his first rushing touchdown of the year.</p><p>The passing game was a different story for the Steelers and Fields, as they struggled to make significant progress. Fields completed 14 of 24 attempts for only 145 yards and did not throw any touchdowns. His accuracy was notably off, with several passes drifting over his receivers’ heads.</p><p>Although the offense showed inconsistency and imperfections during the game, they still managed to achieve their highest point total of the season.</p><p>The Steelers’ defense dominated by stifling the Raiders’ offense, even after a shaky start that let Las Vegas score a rushing touchdown on their opening drive. Following that initial drive, the Steelers clamped down, forcing three straight punts.</p><p>Star linebacker Watt’s relentless effort and focus on stripping the ball paid off when he knocked it out of rookie RB Dylan Laube’s hands during his first career carry. This crucial fumble led to recovery by NT Keeanu Benton.</p><h2><b>The Steelers tightening up on defense more in the second half</b></h2><p>The second half kicked off with a defensive highlight as the special teams unit made an impact. Jeremiah Moon, who stepped up at outside linebacker due to<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-pittsburgh-brutal-alex-highsmith-injury-update-during-chargers-contest"> injuries to Nick Herbig and Alex Highsmith</a>, blocked a punt, setting up the team for a scoring opportunity.</p><p>The rest of the half featured more punts, another forced fumble from Watt, and an interception by cornerback Donte Jackson. The Steelers allowed only two touchdowns throughout the game and restricted the Raiders to under 300 total yards of offense.</p><p>Injuries plagued the team once more. In the second half against the Raiders, center Zach Frazier left the game due to an injury. Ryan McCollum stepped in as his replacement, but the Steelers are optimistic that their standout rookie will return for their next matchup.</p><p>With this victory, the Watt and the Steelers improved to 4-2, tying with the Baltimore Ravens for first place in the AFC North Division. They’ll face a tough challenge in Week 7 when future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets come to town.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

TJ Watt gets 100% real about aging after crushing Raiders

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He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NFL handed down a big $10,231 fine on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-arthur-smith-cites-truman-show-addressing-george-pickens-outbursts">Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens after he wrote an NSFW message</a> on his eye-black <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1845237899962290297" rel="noopener">during his matchup</a> against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Pickens was also fined $10,230 for an unnecessary roughness facemask in that contest.</p><p>The eye-black said, “open f***ing always” across the 23-year-old’s face. These two fines make for a total of four fines in Pickens’ three-year career. On December 29, 2023, he was fined $16,931 for taunting vs. the Bengals. On October 27, 2023, he was fined $8,525 for a blindside block and taunting against the Los Angeles Rams.</p><h2><b>Are the Steelers interested in correcting George Pickens’ behavior?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-George-Pickens-wearing-a-NSFW-message-on-his-eye-black.jpg"><figcaption>© Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Steelers are no stranger to eccentric personalities and it starts at the top with head coach Mike Tomlin’s no-nonsense style. After Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-honest-cutting-george-pickens-reps">Tomlin addressed why Pickens only played</a> <a href="https://x.com/bepryor/status/1843168655754059959" rel="noopener">34 snaps</a> out of 54, per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor.</p><p>“We just wanted to kind of minimize his reps in an effort to get more productivity,” the head coach told ESPN’s Brooke Pryor. “We’re just trying to manage in terms of the totality of the big picture. He wasn’t less of a focal point in terms of our intentions of what we wanted to do offensively, but we did want to cut his reps a little bit in an effort to get higher quality play, just in general.”</p><p>“It’s no different than we minimized some of the snaps of D lineman like Cam Hayward and so forth, man. It is just about snap management. It is no underlying story to be quite honest with you.”</p><p>Russell Wilson also praised who Pickens is <a href="https://x.com/bepryor/status/1844456170725208332" rel="noopener">as a player</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-bad-teammate-narrative-george-pickens">dismissing any narrative that suggests he is a bad teammate</a>, per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor.</p><p>“We love the player that he is. We love the competitor that he is and that’s the thing that you have to understand. Is George a bad teammate? Absolutely not. Is George a hell of a player? Absolutely. Is he a great competitor? Absolutely. Is he a guy that wants the ball? Absolutely. Is he a guy that can do anything on the field that most people can’t? Absolutely,” said Wilson.</p><p>Pickens has 23 receptions for 310 yards and no touchdowns through five games. The former Georgia wideout is on pace for a career-high in receptions (73), with a slight decline from last year’s receiving yards (1,054).</p><p>The Steelers will look to rebound in Week 6 after back-to-back losses. They travel to face the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, October 13 at 4:05 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ George Pickens gets massive fine for eye-black vs. Cowboys

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/2-best-trades-steelers-must-make-before-2024-nfl-trade-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', '2 best trades Steelers must make before 2024 NFL Trade Deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/02-best-trades-the-Steelers-must-make-before-the-2024-NFL-Trade-Deadline0.jpg"></figure><h1>2 best trades Steelers must make before 2024 NFL Trade Deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T13:03:42-07:00">October 12th, 1:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T13:03:42-07:00">October 12th, 1:03pm</time><address><a>David Rooney</a>David Rooney is a sports and entertainment writer for ClutchPoints, primarily covering the NBA, NFL, MLB, and entertainment news.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers have exceeded expectations in the early going of the 2024 NFL season, but with the NFL trade deadline approaching, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-most-to-blame-for-week-5-loss-to-cowboys">Steelers have one key area to address</a>. Although the Black and Gold’s 3-2 record leads the AFC North, the Steelers’ pass-catching corps is in dire straights. As the trade deadline approaches, the Steelers must have their eyes trained on Davante Adams.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-arthur-smith-raves-extremely-coachable-justin-fields">Justin Fields has been serviceable</a> as the team’s starting quarterback, but the Steelers must upgrade their downfield threats if they want to compete in shootouts against teams such as the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys down the stretch. It has been a bumpy road for George Pickens as the team’s top-flight receiver, and bringing in Adams or another surefire star would certainly help.</p><h2><b>The Steelers need to add a wide receiver</b></h2><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers desperately need to improve their staple of pass catchers. They currently have George Pickens who is an elite physical talent but concerns have risen about his character and work ethic. Beyond Pickens, the team doesn’t have much. Pat Freiermuth is a decent safety valve at tight end, but he hasn’t really grown into the big play threat down the seams or in the red zone that the team envisioned when they drafted him.</p><p>Whether this is because of his talent level or the team’s offensive philosophy and play calling holding him back, we don’t quite know. What we do know, though, is they need another big-time player. As far as wide receivers go, there’s very little beyond Pickens. Calvin Austin III is a nice deep threat but hasn’t proven himself to be much more beyond that.</p><p>Roman Wilson could have upside but he’s a rookie and we haven’t even seen him play at the NFL level yet. Beyond those players, the team has a bunch of guys who are being incorrectly cast as second and third options rather than fourth or fifth options. This is setting them up to fail, and it isn’t fair to the players, their teammates, or the fans. This is why the Steelers must prioritize adding a difference-maker at the wide receiver or tight end positions as this year’s trade deadline approaches.</p><h2><b>Davante Adams should be the Steelers’ primary trade target</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Davante-Adams-4.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Davante Adams should be the Steelers’ top target leading up to the deadline this year. The Steelers desperately need to add to their wide receiver room, and Adams offers the best combination of talent and cost-effectiveness. He certainly won’t come cheap, but the Las Vegas Raiders have seemingly lost some leverage in trade negotiations due to Adams publicly asking out, and there might not be a ton of competition for a wide receiver on the wrong side of 30 anyway.</p><p>The Steelers are built to win this year while TJ Watt and Cam Hayward are still elite players, and Adams would fit that current timeline. The Raiders’ rumored asking price of a second-round pick is reasonable, and Steelers’ general manager Omar Khan should be willing to meet that request if necessary. He might ultimately be able to close this deal at a slightly lower price point, though, if the market for Adams is colder than expected and nobody else meets the Raiders’ demands.</p><p>Adams would cleanly fit in the Steelers’ locker room as their go-to receiver, and as a player with respect across the league, he could also serve as a mentor for the talented but mercurial Pickens.</p><p>Adams is a detailed and precise route runner who exploits any slight advantage he can find to get open with consistency. He also has strong hands to win at the catch point along with a lethal combination of body control and spatial awareness to routinely snag passes along the sidelines or at the back of the end zone.</p><p>Adams might not be as much of a burner as he was in his younger days, but he’s still a shifty and physical player who can put a move on a defender or lower his shoulder and fall forward for a few extra yards. Either way, the former Packers star is capable of doing damage after the catch.</p><p>The main reason to be concerned about Pittsburgh’s prospects of landing Adams is because he has been rumored to be interested in rejoining his former quarterback, who is now in New York.</p><p><b>The perfect Davante Adams trade: </b></p><p><b>Steelers acquire: Davante Adams</b><br><b>Raiders acquire: 2025 third and fourth-round draft picks, 2026 fourth-round pick</b></p><h2><b>Garrett Wilson could be a surprise option, especially if Jets acquire Adams</b></h2><p>If Adams goes to the New York Jets to team up with Rodgers once again, that could lead to the Jets trading one of their other receivers to make room for Rodgers’ favorite target and prevent discontent and frustration from spreading in the locker room. This leads us to our next deal, which would have been completely unrealistic a few months ago but could have a chance to happen if Adams joins the Jets.</p><p>The Jets have a deep and talented receiving room that is currently led by former Ohio State star Garrett Wilson, a talented young receiver with plenty of room to grow who resembles a younger Adams in many ways. If Adams is traded to New York, it could lead Wilson to request a trade.</p><p>The former Buckeyes standout is a crisp route runner and an elite separator who uses sudden movements and acceleration to create just enough space where he can present an open target for his quarterback. Wilson is one of those receivers who seems to always be open and Rodgers knows to look for Wilson when a play breaks down.</p><p>The young star is adept at finding the first down marker or the end zone and making sure that he secures enough yardage to move the chains or punch the ball in for a touchdown. He’s a great hybrid between a big play threat such as DeSean Jackson or Tyreek Hill and a reliable possession receiver such as Anquan Boldin.</p><p>In many ways, Wilson is a bigger and more physical version of Diontae Johnson with slightly more reliable hands. This makes him an elite weapon for any team. Johnson is one of the best separators in the league, and Wilson isn’t far behind in that aspect of the game. That being said, Wilson clearly exceeds the former Steelers star in several other critical categories.</p><p>As the primary target for the Jets over the past few seasons, Wilson has proven he can win with separation and he can also go up and high-point the ball on 50/50 plays. He’s an excellent jump ball threat with elite speed and defenses must account for that.</p><p>It isn’t enough to put a cornerback on an island against Wilson if you want to truly slow him down. The young star is able to consistently draw double teams, which will do wonders for the Steelers’ offense by opening up more space for their other pass catchers to thrive. Just like with Adams, Wilson’s presence will take some of the pressure off of George Pickens and give the former Georgia Bulldogs star more room to work.</p><p><b>The perfect Garrett Wilson trade:</b><br><b>Steelers acquire: Garrett Wilson</b><br><b>Jets acquire: 2025 second, third and fifth-round picks, 2026 third and fourth-round picks, NYJ choice of Scotty Miller or Van Jefferson</b></p><h2><b>One caveat to consider</b></h2><p>The Steelers should be willing to include rookie Roman Wilson in trade talks if necessary, but if Wilson is dealt, the Steelers should fight harder to reduce the draft compensation they surrender in any deal. The Steelers should even offer additional draft picks in an attempt to keep Wilson out of trade discussions.</p><p>That’s because he’s the only young receiver on the team other than Pickens with a high ceiling, and the Steelers’ pass-catching room is already barren of talent. Pittsburgh’s front office needs to be focused on bringing talent in rather than shipping out the few players with significant upside that they have.</p><p>In fact, if it comes down to it, the Steelers would be better off adding another third-rounder to their Jets offer or upgrading one of their picks in the Raiders package to a second-rounder if it means keeping Roman Wilson in the Black and Gold. The Jets will likely begin any negotiations around Garrett Wilson by asking for a first-round pick.</p><p>The Steelers should have a counteroffer ready, but if premium draft capital is what it takes to pry Wilson away from New York, the Steelers should at least consider that deal. The team’s time to win is right now and a 2025 first-round pick won’t help the Steelers this year, but Garrett Wilson certainly will.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 best trades Steelers must make before 2024 NFL Trade Deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-pittsburgh-rookie-make-nfl-debut-week-6-raiders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers rookie set to make NFL debut in Week 6 vs. Raiders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-news-Pittsburgh-rookie-set-to-make-NFL-debut-in-Week-6-vs-Raiders.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers rookie set to make NFL debut in Week 6 vs. Raiders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T11:26:36-07:00">October 12th, 11:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T11:26:36-07:00">October 12th, 11:26am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers hoped that taking Michigan Wolverines wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-2024-nfl-draft-grades-every-pick">Roman Wilson in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft</a> would help boost the offense and give the team’s quarterback another dynamic pass-catcher opposite George Pickens. Through five games, that hasn’t been the case as Wilson struggled with injuries. However, the latest update is that <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1845155831760699400" rel="noopener">the wideout will be ready to go</a> when the Steelers take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6.</p><p>“Steelers rookie wideout Roman Wilson is expected to be active Sunday, per sources, marking his NFL debut vs. Raiders,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on Saturday. “After an ankle injury slowed his start to the year, Wilson gives the Steelers passing game another option.”</p><p>Getting another offensive weapon in the mix for Justin Fields (<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilsons-week-6-status-gets-mike-tomlin-update">maybe Russell Wilson</a>) and the rest of the Steelers offense ahead of the Week 6 Raiders matchup is big news. While the Steelers are 3-2 and tied for the AFC North lead with the Baltimore Ravens, the offense hasn’t been great.</p><p>Pittsburgh’s O is 24th in points scored (92) this season and 22nd is yards gained (1,497). The team needs a spark on that end, too, as the Steelers are on a two-game slide, losing to the Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts in the last two weeks.</p><p>That spark may come from a player named Wilson one way or the other.</p><h2><b>Who will be throwing to Roman Wilson? </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/roman-wilson.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After back-to-back losses, all options are on the table for Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin as they prepare to face the Raiders in Week 6. That could even include benching current starting QB Justin Fields and going with veteran Russell Wilson.</p><p>The Super Bowl-winning signal-caller has been sidelined with a calf injury all season. And while Fields has filled in admirably, he hasn’t looked good the last two weeks. With Russ designated as the starter in the preseason, it would make sense if Tomlin decided to go back to him for a spark.</p><p>As of Saturday before Week 6, it seems as like Fields will at least start the Steelers-Raiders game. However, if Russell Wilson is indeed active for the first time, Tomlin could have a quick hook if his younger QB struggles. And if Russell and Roman Wilson both return at the same time, a Wilson-to-Wilson hookup could make the offense look better.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers rookie set to make NFL debut in Week 6 vs. Raiders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-pittsburgh-offense-jaylen-warren-boost-raiders-contest');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers offense gets Jaylen Warren boost ahead of Raiders contest');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0Pittsburghs-offense-gets-Jaylen-Warren-boost-ahead-of-Raiders-contest0.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers offense gets Jaylen Warren boost ahead of Raiders contest</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T07:26:22-07:00">October 12th, 7:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T07:26:22-07:00">October 12th, 7:26am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers have been without running back Jaylen Warren for the last two weeks, both losses, but<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-optimistic-russell-wilson-jaylen-warren-injury-updates"> Mike Tomlin got some good news</a> today about Warren’s status for this Sunday.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-najee-harris-jaylen-warren-injuries-week-3">suffering a PCL sprain in the Steelers’ Week 3 win</a> against the Los Angeles Chargers, Warren missed the 27-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts and 20-17 ‘Sunday Night Football’ defeat to the Dallas Cowboys. On Saturday, though, it was revealed that Warren won’t even be on the injury report when the Steelers face the Las Vegas Raiders this weekend.</p><p>“Steelers RB Jaylen Warren (knee) has been upgraded from his questionable status and will have no injury designation status for Sunday’s game at Las Vegas,” Steelers senior director of communication Burt Lauten <a href="https://x.com/SteelersPRBurt/status/1845082961982447742" rel="noopener">posted on</a> X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The third-year back out of Oklahoma State effectively split time with Najee Harris last season — Harris earned the majority of the carries as the starter, although Warren proved to be efficient in more than 200 touches — but this season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-najee-harris-spotlight-cowboys-jaylen-warren-injury-update">Harris has had to carry the bulk</a> of the load in the run game as a result of Warren’s injury.</p><p>Before going down, Warren had carried the ball 14 times for 54 yards and had caught 5 passes for 28 yards. In the same games, Harris rushed 55 times for 209 yards and caught 7 passes for 30 yards.</p><p>If Warren is fully healthy, it would not be surprising to see he and Harris begin to split time much like last season. In terms of combined carries and rushing yards, Harris accounted for 63% and 57%, respectively. The Steelers, which notably changed offensive coordinators in the offseason, utilized Warren much more in the passing game — he was targeted 74 times (third-most on the team) and caught 61 passes (second-most) for 370 yards. In comparison, Harris was targeted just 38 times and recorded 29 receptions and 170 receiving yards.</p><p>How first-year offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will use Warren will be interesting to watch, especially in what would appear to be a very winnable game this weekend.</p><p>The Raiders are 2-3 and rank among the league’s worst run defenses — they have allowed 4.9 yards per carry this year, which ranks 26th in the NFL — and the Harris-Warren duo found some success against Vegas last season when they combined for 94 rushing yards and Warren caught 3 passes for 23 yards in a 23-18 Steelers win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers offense gets Jaylen Warren boost ahead of Raiders contest

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-kevin-durant-justin-fields-russell-wilson-quarterback-debate');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Durant weighs in on Justin Fields, Russell Wilson quarterback debate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kevin-Durant-weighs-in-on-Justin-Fields-Russell-Wilson-quarterback-debate.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Durant weighs in on Justin Fields, Russell Wilson quarterback debate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T13:35:15-07:00">October 11th, 1:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T14:30:26-07:00">October 11th, 2:30pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kevin Durant has let it be known that he is a football fan, which made it no surprise that he was on the Up &amp; Adams Show giving his predictions for Week 6. Kay Adams got to the Pittsburgh <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-vs-raiders-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6-2024">Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders matchup</a> and asked Durant if he liked the Steelers’ <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1844819017598419111" rel="noopener">chances more or less</a> if Russell Wilson took the starting quarterback spot.</p><p>“I like what Justin Fields has been doing, I think you keep him in there even if Russ is healthy, and then take it week-by-week,” Durant said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I like what Justin Fields has been doing, I think you keep him in there even if Russ is healthy."</p><p>Kevin Durant thinks Justin Fields should start for the Steelers over Russell Wilson 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/UpAndAdamsShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UpAndAdamsShow</a>)<a href="https://t.co/nPRYK0jSoi">pic.twitter.com/nPRYK0jSoi</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1844819017598419111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Wilson was a full participant in practice this week after recovering from a calf injury he suffered before Week 1. Justin Fields has started every game for the Steelers this season and has led them to a 3-2 record, but they have dropped their last two games. Through five games, Fields had completed 67.6% of his passes for 961 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception.</p><p>Head coach Mike Tomlin said that Fields would start for the Steelers against the Raiders, and Wilson would serve as the backup.</p><h2><b>Justin Fields continues to shine as Steelers’ starting QB</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-starting-quarterback-Justin-Fields_9b9698.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Though the Steelers have lost their last two games, it’s hard to put the blame on Justin Fields, as he’s still been playing a solid game. Offensive coordinator <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-arthur-smith-raves-extremely-coachable-justin-fields">Arthur Smith had high praise for Fields</a>, saying that he has been extremely coachable through this time.</p><p>“There’s no drama to him. He doesn’t try to live through his avatar or create a perception. That’s probably why he was so endearing to his teammates in Chicago… Extremely coachable, extremely bright,” Smith said via Brian Batko on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>There’s a chance that if the Steelers continue to lose, Wilson could be inserted as the starting quarterback. As of now, many are thinking that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-cam-newton-russell-wilson-trade">Wilson could be used as trade bait</a>, including Cam Newton.</p><p>“Honestly, use Russell Wilson as trade value,” Newton said. “The fact that the Miami Dolphins haven’t reached out to Pittsburgh is beyond me, especially with that specific situation at this particular point in time. I think we’ve seen enough in Pittsburgh to really crown Justin Fields, and they’ve said it without really saying it. The whole morale of the team is that guys are fighting for him. They’re playing for him. And I don’t know, it’s probably in too deep for Russell Wilson at the end of the day.”</p><p>It would probably be in the Steelers’ best interest to keep Wilson, especially if something happens to Fields.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant weighs in on Justin Fields, Russell Wilson quarterback debate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-optimistic-russell-wilson-jaylen-warren-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ Mike Tomlin shares optimistic Russell Wilson, Jaylen Warren injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mike-Tomlin-shares-optimistic-Russell-Wilson-Jaylen-Warren-injury-updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers’ Mike Tomlin shares optimistic Russell Wilson, Jaylen Warren injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T10:47:56-07:00">October 11th, 10:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T11:11:37-07:00">October 11th, 11:11am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin received good news on Friday ahead of his team’s Week 6 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. After veteran quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-fearless-take-potential-steelers-debut">Russell Wilson declared he’s OK with any role</a> that awaits in his return, hoping to make his 2024 season debut as starting QB, Tomin provided an update on Wilson and his running back Jaylen Warren. The Steelers coach <a href="https://x.com/BrianBatko/status/1844785727428554772" rel="noopener">spoke to reporters on Friday</a>, per Post-Gazette Sports’ Brian Batko.</p><p>“Mike Tomlin says Russell Wilson had a good week and likely will be active as the second quarterback this weekend in Vegas,” Batko reported. “He’s also optimistic about Jaylen Warren’s availability.”</p><p>Warren suffered a knee injury against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 3 and has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable for Sunday. Warren’s setback and other injuries on the roster have plagued Pittsburgh’s offense this season. The Steelers have one of the most inefficient running games, with running back Najee Harris averaging 3.3 yards per carry on a sub-45% run success rate. The Steelers could undoubtedly use a boost in their backfield against the Raiders.</p><p>As for Wilson, Tomlin ultimately decided to keep the ball in starting quarterback Justin Field’s hands despite his 2-3 start, including back-to-back losses in Weeks 4 and 5.</p><h2><b>Justin Fields, Steelers lose 20-17 to the Cowboys</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steelers-starting-quarterback-Justin-Fields.jpg?w=1024"></figure><p>Starting quarterback Justin Fields and the Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves on the wrong end of a game-winning touchdown when Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Dak Prescott connected with Jalen Tolbert in the end zone with 20 seconds left on the game clock. All Steelers head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-coach-mike-tomlin-brings-back-wine-analogy-after-loss-cowboys" rel="noopener">Mike Tomlin wine analogies aside</a>, Fields is in the hot seat heading into Week 6, especially if it leads to a three-game losing streak with a healthy backup quarterback in Wilson sitting on the sidelines.</p><p>The Cowboys crawled ahead in the fourth quarter due to poor execution by the opposing team as penalties and false starts began to add up down the stretch. After a 3-0 start to the season, the Steelers will look to improve to 4-2 against the Raiders in Week 6.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ Mike Tomlin shares optimistic Russell Wilson, Jaylen Warren injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-cam-newton-russell-wilson-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cam Newton drops intriguing Steelers’ Russell Wilson ‘trade’ take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cam-Newton-drops-intriguing-Russell-Wilson-trade-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Cam Newton drops intriguing Steelers’ Russell Wilson ‘trade’ take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T10:06:22-07:00">October 11th, 10:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T10:06:22-07:00">October 11th, 10:06am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is returning to full practice this week and saying he is ready to go. The pressure is ramping up on Steelers quarterback Justin Fields to defend his starting job. There is a decent chance that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-vs-raiders-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6-2024">Wilson will be active on Sunday</a> against the Las Vegas Raiders. If Fields makes a bad play or two or has another slow first half, he could be pulled <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-fearless-take-potential-steelers-debut">in favor of Wilson</a>. However, not everybody thinks that way. Some don’t think Fields’ job should be at risk at all. Former league MVP Cam Newton <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1844760297493467580">can be counted firmly among that group</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Use Russell Wilson as trade, trade value." <a href="https://twitter.com/Camnewton_2026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Camnewton_2026</a> on how the Steelers should move forward with the QB position. <a href="https://t.co/TI8evHFykN">pic.twitter.com/TI8evHFykN</a></p><p>— First Take (@FirstTake) <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1844760297493467580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Honestly, use Russell Wilson as trade value,” Newton said. “The fact that the Miami Dolphins haven’t reached out to Pittsburgh is beyond me, especially with that specific situation at this particular point in time. I think we’ve seen enough in Pittsburgh to really crown Justin Fields, and they’ve said it without really saying it. The whole morale of the team is that guys are fighting for him. They’re playing for him. And I don’t know, it’s probably in too deep for Russell Wilson at the end of the day.”</p><p>One of the big things the Steelers needed from their quarterback this year, besides his actual play on the field, was the ability to lead the young group. To Fields’ credit, it seems his teammates have rallied around him. A 3-0 start to the season usually helps, with Newton calling them “quality wins.” But now the Steelers are on the verge of a three-game losing streak. So, they might not be too quick to move on from Wilson.</p><h2><b>Should the Steelers trade Russell Wilson?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Russell-Wilson-pass-Steelers.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Wilson has yet to play for the Steelers this season because he sustained a calf injury in training camp. In the offseason, Fields was acquired in a trade for a late-round pick with the Chicago Bears. It’s allowed Fields to lead Pittsburgh to a 3-0 start, leaving many wondering if Wilson is a trade option.</p><p>Trading Russell Wilson could make a lot of sense, but the Steelers must find a willing trade partner. The Miami Dolphins or the Raiders would seem like the two most logical destinations since both teams need a quarterback.</p><p>The nice thing is that practically no financial ramifications are involved in any trade with Wilson. The Denver Broncos are paying him $38 million this season, and his contract with the Steelers is for only $1.2 million, which is guaranteed. Given the importance of Wilson’s position and the low cost, trading for him might make even more sense for teams in need.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cam Newton drops intriguing Steelers’ Russell Wilson ‘trade’ take

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/steelers-news-russell-wilson-bad-teammate-narrative-george-pickens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Russell Wilson addresses ‘bad teammate’ narrative on George Pickens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Russell-Wilson-and-Justin-Fields_ee7d50.jpg"></figure><h1>Russell Wilson addresses ‘bad teammate’ narrative on George Pickens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T20:50:14-07:00">October 10th, 8:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T20:50:14-07:00">October 10th, 8:50pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers had a difficult time moving the ball effectively in their Week 5 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. While some fans blame Justin Fields for the poor offensive showing, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-fans-want-russell-wilson-justin-fields-struggles-cowboys">calling for Russell Wilson to take over</a> at quarterback, there’s another concerning development at play. The Steelers have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-honest-cutting-george-pickens-reps">cut George Pickens reps</a>. The team’s top target participated in a career-worse 34 of 54 snaps.</p><p>While head coach Mike Tomlin insists this is simply a case of sacrificing reps for increased productivity, the explanation doesn’t quite ring true. Something feels off about the Steelers’ relationship with Pickens.</p><p>Despite the rumor mill churning, Wilson has come to his teammate’s defense. “We <a href="https://x.com/bepryor/status/1844456170725208332" rel="noopener">love the player</a> that he is. We love the competitor that he is and that’s the thing that you have to understand. Is George a bad teammate? Absolutely not. Is George a hell of a player? Absolutely. Is he a great competitor? Absolutely. Is he a guy that wants the ball? Absolutely. Is he a guy that can do anything on the field that most people can’t? Absolutely,” the Pro Bowl signal caller said of Pickens via ESPN’s Brooke Pryor on X.</p><p>“So I think the best thing that we can focus on is find different ways to get up in the ball, obviously also to him staying composed, that matters – but also understanding that it’s all team effort,” Wilson added.</p><h2><b>Do the Steelers have a George Pickens problem?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/George-Pickens-1.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>You would expect a veteran quarterback like Wilson to have his wideout’s back when speaking to the press. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t something seriously wrong with the Steelers/Pickens marriage. The third-year receiver was seen operating at <a href="https://twitter.com/Steelers_DB/status/1843319962519425156" rel="noopener">less than max effort</a> on some of his 34 snaps. Pickens also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-cowboys-cornerback-takes-shot-weak-george-pickens">lost his composure with a Cowboys defender</a> in the Week 5 loss.</p><p>Still, when asked again if anything was going on with Pickens, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-doubles-down-load-management-reason-george-pickens-reduced-role">Tomlin doubled down on the load management</a> for increased production explanation. The Steelers selected the wideout in the second round of the 2022 draft out of Georgia. Last year he caught 63 passes for 1,140 yards and five touchdowns. Five games into his third season, Pickens has 23 receptions for 310 scoreless yards.</p><p>The Steelers are facing a big decision at quarterback as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-full-participant-practice-amid-calf-injury-rehab">Wilson has returned to practice in full</a>. The team tapped <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-starting-quarterback-justin-fields">Wilson as their starter</a> in the preseason. However, a calf injury has kept him out the first five weeks of the season. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-not-ready-to-replace-justin-fields">Steelers don’t seem ready to move on</a> from Fields, the question remains, what will the team do with Wilson? Now we can add, what will they do with Pickens?</p><p>The Steelers head to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders in Week 6. After starting 3-0 the team has lost two straight to fall to 3-2 on the year. Pittsburgh is tied for first place in the AFC North.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Russell Wilson addresses ‘bad teammate’ narrative on George Pickens

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He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to 3-2 on the season following a disappointing loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5. After a solid start, the Justin Fields-led offense has struggled of late as the team has dropped two straight games. Meanwhile, veteran quarterback Russell Wilson is nearing his return after missing the first five weeks of the season with a calf injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-full-participant-practice-amid-calf-injury-rehab">Wilson practiced in full on Wednesday</a>.</p><p>Hall of Fame head coach turned analyst Tony Dungy thought Wilson <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/will-it-be-russell-wilson-or-justin-fields-on-sunday-at-raiders" rel="noopener">looked great at practice</a>, according to ProFootballTalk. Wilson ran the scout team offense against the first-string defense and looked good doing so.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-fans-want-russell-wilson-justin-fields-struggles-cowboys">Steelers fans are ready for the team to turn to Wilson</a> at quarterback – particularly considering Fields’ Week 5 hiccup. And given the Pro Bowler’s return to practice after a five-week rehab, it seems like a reasonable time to make the change.</p><p>The Steelers, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-not-ready-to-replace-justin-fields">don’t seem ready to replace Fields</a>. The team has been competitive with the fourth-year pro under center. While they didn’t light up the scoreboard last Sunday, Pittsburgh did lead late in the fourth quarter before the defense gave up the game-winning touchdown to the Cowboys.</p><h2><b>The Steelers need to choose between Justin Fields and Russell Wilson</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Russell-Wilson-and-Justin-Fields.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The coaching staff appears to have Fields’ back. New offensive coordinator <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-arthur-smith-raves-extremely-coachable-justin-fields">Arthur Smith raved about the former first-round pick</a> on Thursday, calling him “extremely coachable.” Still, the Steelers did <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-russell-wilson-starting-quarterback-justin-fields">name Wilson their starting quarterback</a> in the preseason. After two forgettable seasons with the Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh brought Wilson in on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-russell-wilson-contract-steelers">one-year, $1.2 million deal</a>. The nine-time Pro Bowl QB signed for the veterans’ minimum while Denver continues to pay out the five-year pact he signed in 2022.</p><p>Fields is only getting an opportunity to play because Wilson reaggravated a calf injury prior to Week 1. While there are signs the coaching staff wants to move forward with him, is the team willing to move on from Wilson? A potential <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-could-raiders-russell-wilson-be-trade-match">trade to the Raiders</a> has been floated. Las Vegas’ quarterback situation is uncertain at the moment after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-antonio-pierce-benches-gardner-minshew-after-crucial-mistake-vs-broncos">Raiders benched Gardner Minshew</a> due to a poor showing in Week 5.</p><p>The Steelers had a busy offseason, completely swapping out their quarterback room. In addition to Wilson, the team also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-add-justin-fields-russell-wilson-led-qb-room-bears-trade">added Fields through a trade</a> with the Chicago Bears prior to the 2024 season. Chicago selected Fields with the 11th overall pick in the 2021 draft. However, he became expendable when the organization took Caleb Williams first overall in the 2024 draft.</p><p>The Steelers play the Raiders in Las Vegas in Week 6. The team is tied for first place in the AFC North and looking to improve to 3-3 on the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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