Russell Wilson is winding down his first preseason with the Steelers with his biggest supporters.
The veteran quarterback cozied up to wife Ciara on the field in a new Instagram post shared Monday as Pittsburgh prepares to name its starting quarterback following an offseason battle with Justin Fields.
Captioning the post, “Family! God is good! @ciara,” Wilson — playing on a one-year deal with the Steelers — can be seen holding infant daughter Amora in one snap and spending time with kids Sienna, 7, Win, 4, and Future, 10, whom Ciara shares with her ex, rapper Future, in another.
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6Ciara, 38, and Wilson, 35, have been married since July 2016.
The Steelers went winless in the preseason, with longtime coach Mike Tomlin telling reporters Saturday after a 24-17 loss to the Lions that a starting quarterback decision will arrive “at the end of our work week.”
“This upcoming week we have three days of Steelers vs. Steelers work and why not do it then?” he said, according to ESPN.
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6“It minimizes the Steelers versus Steelers work when we started making decisions prior to the completion of that. We’ve got ample time to prepare for Atlanta and make whatever decisions or announcements regarding divisional labor or pecking orders and so forth and so we’ll do it at the end of the work week.”
It was a lackluster preseason for both Wilson and Fields, the Bears’ first-round pick in 2021.
Wilson threw for 73 yards while Fields threw for 199 yards on more reps and completed 70.4 percent of his passes.
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6Both quarterbacks are eager for new beginnings following breakups with their previous teams.
The Broncos cut Wilson earlier this year after just two seasons, with the team eating $85 million in dead cap money.
Fields, 25, landed with the Steelers in March following three seasons in Chicago, with the Bears selecting his successor, USC’s Caleb Williams, with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Steelers did some quarterback reshuffling of their own this offseason, sending 2022 first-round pick Kenny Pickett to the Eagles in exchange for draft capital.
Pittsburgh opens the season in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 8.
