Russell Wilson makes his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Steelers, let’s go. While Justin Fields remains the Black and Gold's starter against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6, Russell Wilson will make his Steelers debut and serve as the backup for the first time this season, the team announced.

Wilson was sidelined the entire season due to a calf injury. Before the aggravation occurred during practice in Week 1, he missed most of training camp because of it. He initially suffered the injury during the team's conditioning test the day before training camp.

Now Wilson is back. He was able to practice fully for the first time since the start of the regular season and was announced active for Week 6. He will support Fields from the sideline and serve as No. 2.

Fields remains the Steelers' starter, but head coach Mike Tomlin has declined to answer questions about whether or not he will retain that role even after Wilson returns. Tomlin said he would like to see Wilson “shake off the rust” and build chemistry with the offense. From there, there is some expectation that he could take over the starting role.

Rookie wide receiver Roman Wilson is also playing for the first time this season after recovering from an ankle injury. He was a healthy backup player throughout the season after missing most of training camp.

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