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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 30, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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LINED UP BEYOND the midfield star logo at AT&T Stadium for a field goal attempt, Dallas Cowboys punter Bryan Anger corralled the football from long snapper Trent Sieg. With

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 29, 2024, 01:37 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson grinned as he sat at the dais following the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 26-18 win against the New York Giants and considered how to describe the difference between his first and second outings as a Steeler.

“I felt more fluid,” the quarterback said, settling on a descriptor. “I haven’t really missed any games in my lifetime, and you miss five, six games, and you’re just, ‘OK,

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — It seemed there was no way Pat Freiermuth was going to catch the ball arcing high over his head at Acrisure Stadium on Oct. 20.

But as the Pittsburgh Steelers tight end rumbled down the sideline, the ball took a nosedive and came into view a couple yards in front of him. With an outstretched arm, Freiermuth tipped it to himself and made an acrobatic 21-yard snag.

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 21, 2024, 01:45 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — As the offense trudged off the field following its third consecutive three-and-out early in the second quarter Monday night, loud boos rained down from a listless Acrisure Stadium crowd. And if there was any doubt about the primary target of the vocal frustration, the chants for Justin Fields made it abundantly clear: Russell Wilson‘s subpar play and inaccuracy was at the heart of the crowd’s discontent.

Two hours

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 02:24 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Though coach Mike Tomlin continued to remain mum on the Steelers’ starting quarterback plan for Sunday night, wide receiver George Pickens seemingly confirmed Russell Wilson will make his first start of the season against the New York Jets.

“Yeah, [we’ve been] getting on the same page after practice, throwing more than usual because this is his first start,” Pickens said when asked whether he has been

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 04:58 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Quarterback Russell Wilson said he’s “preparing to get ready to go” as the Steelers‘ starter against the New York Jets on Sunday night.

Coach Mike Tomlin has declined to name a starter, but Wilson, who aggravated a training camp calf injury in early September, has taken first-team reps in practice and led the quarterback rotation in individual drills this week. He was active for the first

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 11:51 AM ET

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PITTSBURGH — Though Justin Fields said he doesn’t know if he or Russell Wilson will start for the Steelers against the New York Jets on Sunday, the quarterback acknowledged Thursday that he hasn’t been good enough in six starts.

“I don’t think I played good enough, if I’m being real with you,” Fields said. “If I’m being real with myself, I think if I did play well enough,

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 03:26 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — A day after coach Mike Tomlin said he was “in consideration” to make his first start of the season, Russell Wilson took first-team reps in Wednesday’s practice, teammates confirmed on Wednesday.

“He’s been out there the past few weeks, so it’s good getting him in first-team reps,” left tackle Dan Moore Jr. said.

During the open portion of practice where video was allowed, Wilson led off the rotation in

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 12:39 PM ET

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PITTSBURGH — After proving his health and “knocking the rust off” in practice last week, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is in “consideration” to start against the New York Jets on Sunday, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday.

“Last week, we were scheduled for Russ to work in totality,” Tomlin said. “He did that over the course of the week. I got comfortable with his ability to display his

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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LAS VEGAS — With his right arm outstretched and ball clutched in his hand, running back Najee Harris channeled Michael Jordan’s “Space Jam” dunk as he leapt from the 5-yard line, going airborne toward the end zone as Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jack Jones tried to shove him out of bounds.

By just a few inches, the ball broke the plane and not only extended the <a data-clubhouse-guid="debcd592-8d53-71f1-fc15-5c8b8ef9df6e"

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