Justin Fields started the first six games for Pittsburgh with Russell Wilson sidelined due to an injury, recording a 4-2 record. Wilson made his Steelers debut in Week 7 against the New York Jets. He led his team to six wins in his first seven games before the late-season collapse.

The sense that ESPN's Jeremy Fowler has gotten is that quarterback Justin Fields has an edge over veteran Russell Wilson in the Pittsburgh Steelers' free-agent QB pecking order this offseason. Fowler goes on to write that there is sentiment for Fields in the building,