Pittsburgh Steelers rookie to officially make his debut when the offense needs him the most

It took six weeks, but the time has finally come for some offensive reinforcements. Roman Wilson battled through an ankle injury and Russell Wilson finally overcame his calf issues to the point where these players can be utilized. 

Now for Russ, he's officially the backup as the team sticks with Justin Fields, a move that places an empashis on Fields need to play well and travel back to Pittsburgh with a W. 

But the more pertinent news surrounds Roman, as OC Arthur Smith told the media earlier this week that he anticipated the rookie to be active sooner rather than later, something that has obviously come to fruition. 

"I just think he keeps working," Smith said of Roman Wilson. "You're talking about a lot of time missed for a young player. He's working very hard, I would imagine it happens sooner or later, but it's not you've got to meet this certain metric. A lot of it is getting back into game shape. You talk about a young player -- we have such a long way to go too. He's doing really well, making progress every day. I imagine it will probably happen sooner rather than later. Again, you miss all of training camp, it's getting your legs back. It's not like a guy that had played four games,and he missed a week or two. There's a lot of football conditioning, and certainly for a young guy mentally too. Very pleased with the progress he's made, though."

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• MyCole Pruitt
• Alex Highsmith
• Nick Herbig
• Damontae Kazee
• Max Scharping