Steelers Excited about Justin Fields’ Future: ‘Oozes Talent and Potential’

ORLANDO, Fla. — Russell Wilson is in the pole position. If you’re a fan of NASCAR, you know that means Wilson is in the most advantageous position in the quarterback competition. But Justin Fields will not go away that easily in the competition. Mike Tomlin and the Steelers realize their potential in Fields.

“Oh my god, man, he oozes talent and potential. He’s worn the responsibility of being the franchise quarterback, but still gets to come into a community situation to learn from a guy that’s been doing it for over a decade. There’s a lot of meat left on that bone and I’m excited about working on extracting it,” Tomlin said.

Tomlin added that they are not ‘resistant to competition’ regarding those players. And it seems that competition will occur during training camp and the preseason. Until then, Wilson will assume the starting job. But when it comes to Fields, Tomlin is not focusing on his last stop or how the Bears used him. Instead, he wants to focus on the talents that Fields brings to the field, notably the potential that is untapped within his game.

“I’m not judging anything that was done in Chicago,” Tomlin said. “That’s not of my business. I just look at the pedigree and talent. That’s the things that are not relative to coaching.”

The team landed Justin Fields for little, just a sixth-round pick that could conditionally turn into a fourth-round pick from the Bears. For the first time since the trade, Bears general manager Ryan Poles spoke on the trade, specifically how hard it was for him to move Fields.

“You know, trading Justin, it’s one of the harder things I’ve had to do,” Poles said. “I always touch on the empathy part, like, having that conversation with my own son was hard. His jersey is up in his room. So, it kind of puts into perspective on how difficult those moves are. But I really felt like that was best for our organization and best for Justin”

Poles went over to Bears head coach Matt Eberflus’ house to let Justin Fields know that he was being traded to the Steelers. And Mike Tomlin and the Steelers appear excited by Fields and what he can do for the team.