Russell Wilson‘s revenge campaign with his new team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, took a bit of a detour after the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback was held back by a calf injury during the team’s preseason training camp.
At this point, however, Wilson appears to have fully recovered from the knock, and he’s now raring to go ahead of the new season.
Pittsburgh Steelers News: Russell Wilson Is ‘Feeling Great’
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Wilson recently joined his new teammates in practice after an injury spell that cost him the first part of training camp. The 35-year-old has indicated that he’s now healthy and that he’s delighted to finally be back on the field.
“I’m feeling great,” said Wilson, via Teresa Varley of the team’s official website. “Just to be fully in practice and involved and doing everything. I’ve been involved in doing all the drills and everything for the past seven, eight days, however many days it has been. But to be fully in there with the team drills, everything else, it feels great.”
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“I always want to play,” said Wilson. “Anytime you get the strap on the pads, it’s a blessing.
“Whether it’s preseason or if it’s regular season, obviously which matters a lot more, or in the postseason, which is even more important. Just be out there with your teammates and everything else.
“The good thing is I get to take everything in and just learn and be in that stadium for the first time. I can’t wait. It’s going to be amazing to be in Acrisure Stadium wearing the black and gold.”
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At the end of the day, it will be in the hands of head coach Mike Tomlin. For his part, Wilson has extended his full trust and confidence in his new coach as he looks to get things going with his new team as soon as he possibly can.
“I’m prepared to play. It’s whatever Coach decides,” said Wilson. “He’s the boss man. He gets to make the decisions on that, but I’ll be ready to go.
“There’s been several where I haven’t played, so it’s nothing new. I’ve been fortunate to play 200 games or something like that, so I know what it looks like. I know the speed of it.
“More than anything else, you go against each other every day, but when you get to play another team, a different jersey, it just more exciting.
“I’m looking forward to our football team, this season and where we can go.”
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