The Pittsburgh Steelers look set to turn to their third different opening season starter. Sam Darnold is rising as a Steelers possibility, amid uncertainty surrounding Justin Fields. The AFC North franchise and Darnold have traction,

Fields, however, remains the focus for Pittsburgh, Russini adds. Jets interest in Fields has built since the Combine, per ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler. The Steelers hold more than $63MM in cap space; the Jets check in at just more than $51MM.

The Pittsburgh Steelers never prepared an adequate succession plan at the quarterback position while Ben Roethlisberger’s career was clearly coming to an end. S