The Pittsburgh Steelers want Justin Fields on the field in any way other than as a starting quarterback.
The Pittsburgh Steelers want Justin Fields on the field in any way other than as a starting quarterback.
Steelers running back Jaylen Warren told teammate Cameron Heyward that special teams coordinator Danny Smith is toying with the idea of Fields being a kick returner in 2024.
“Our special teams coordinator was talking about Justin Fields being back there,” Warren said on the most recent episode of the “Not Just Football” podcast. “We were like, ‘Hold up! Hold up!’ We looked at him like, ‘Justin Fields is about to be back there?’”
Pittsburgh also has the all-time leading kickoff returner in Cordarrelle Patterson, who has nine kickoff returns for touchdowns.
If the plan is to open up Fields for conventional kickoff returns, the Steelers would be putting him in harm’s way, which could easily end in injury at the most important position in the game.
