Russell Wilson: The confidence is there, I'm more myself physically

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has not named a starting quarterback for Sunday night's game against the Jets, but all signs point to Russell Wilson getting the nod for the first time this season.

Wilson spent the offseason and preseason as the No. 1 quarterback on the depth chart, but a calf injury sidelined him before Week 1, and Justin Fields has started the first six games of the season. On Thursday, Wilson said he was “getting ready to start” and that his “confidence is there” after spending an extended period of time on the bench early in his first year in Pittsburgh.

“I'm more physically myself, ready to go and all that, so I feel good,” Wilson said in a news conference.

Wilson was asked if he felt like he had something to prove after two bad years in Denver and what he called a “disappointing” start to this season.

“I think every time you step between the white lines you prove something,” Wilson said. “You prove who your team is as a group and who we are as a team. That’s the focus.”

Wilson said he thought Fields “did a great job” and that “the best thing for us is to just focus on winning this week and nothing else in the future” when it comes to what role the quarterbacks will play will play in the future. Assuming Wilson actually gets the nod, his performance will have a lot to do with what happens along the way.