The Pittsburgh Steelers have been without their projected starting quarterback, Russell Wilson, for the first two practices of training camp due to tightness in his calf that he woke up with on Thursday morning.
But how exactly he came up with that injury was a mystery until after practice on Friday, when the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Gerry Dulac reported that Wilson admitted he suffered the injury while pushing a sled during the team's conditioning test on Wednesday.
"The Steelers new conditioning regimen on Day 1 included pushing a heavy sled," Dulac wrote. "That cost them their new QB, Russell Wilson, who injured his calf pushing the sled and has missed the first two practices at camp."
Wilson provided an update after practice on Friday, saying that the injury isn't a big deal and the team is just being cautious as to avoid turning it into a bigger problem, which is certainly understandable given how early it is in training camp.
“Just being super careful so nothing gets worse,” Wilson said, per Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
In his stead, Justin Fields has been getting the first-team reps in practice, and he's making the most of his opportunity after a pair of solid showings. However, don't read too much into that, as it's going to take a lot more to unseat Wilson as the favorite to be under center to start the regular season.
The Steelers completed their second practice of training camp on Friday and will be back at it again on Saturday.
