Roethlisberger praised Fields' handling of the situation, where the young quarterback stated he did not play well enough to keep the job. “I didn’t think that Justin deserved to get benched," Roethlisberger said on his Footbahlin podcast.

At one point last week, NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport indicated that Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin planned to use quarterback Justin Fields in Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. This is despite Tomlin benching Fields in favor of Russell Wilson.