Justin Fields Clears Stance on ‘Rejection’ as National Reporter Confirms Russell Wilson’s Link With Tom Brady’s Raiders

The weight of rejection feels different when you’ve carried the hopes of an entire city on your shoulders. Justin Fields knows this well. By age 25, he has already experienced the highs of being a first-round draft pick and the lows of constant scrutiny and currently, in Pittsburgh, the quarterback room holds more questions than answers for him. For anyone stepping into those shoes, rejection isn’t just an idea, it’s a reality. Here’s the thing: Things have gone a bit off track for the Steelers with their consistent playoff struggles. They ended the season with a five-game losing streak, including a damp playoff loss. The future of two key players, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, is up in the air.

The Steelers had acquired Fields from the Bears with a 2025 conditional sixth-round pick. If he played more than 51% of the snaps in the 2024 season, that would get bumped up to a fourth-round pick. He didn’t. And as things stand, his rookie contract will run out, meaning he enters the off-season as a free agent.

After finishing the season as a backup QB to Russell Wilson, Fields appears to have subtly addressed his feelings; Especially the topic of rejection. The entire act was put to motion when Steelers offensive lineman Spencer Anderson made an Instagram post with the caption, “If you live for their approval, you’ll die from their rejection #year2.”