Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson seems unlikely to play in Week 3, but he is not a candidate to go injured reserve.

Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the “sense” from people in the Steelers organization is that Wilson won’t end up on IR due to his lingering calf injury.

The Steelers have officially listed Wilson as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers after he was limited in all three practices this week.

Placing Wilson on injured reserve would keep him out for a minimum of four games on top of the two games he has missed already.

Wilson missed the Steelers’ 18-10 season-opening win against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 8 due to a calf injury.

Kevin Patra of NFL.com gave a timeline on the ailment prior to Wilson being ruled out.

“The issue popped up before the first training camp practices. After his calf tightness lingered, Wilson made two preseason appearances and was named the Steelers starting quarterback.

“He was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice but appeared as limited on Thursday, indicating a downward trend. He was listed as a non-participant on Friday, and after working out Saturday and Sunday morning, has been ruled out.”

Justin Fields is in line to start his third straight game for the Steelers, with Kyle Allen serving as the backup. Fields has completed 69.8 percent of his attempts (30-of-43) for 273 yards while adding 84 rushing yards to help the team get off to a 2-0 start.

Wilson signed a one-year contract this offseason with the Steelers, who replaced their entire quarterback room this offseason. Wilson won a starting quarterback battle with Fields and was set to start Week 1. That did not happen, although Wilson still traveled with the team to Atlanta.

The 35-year-old made nine Pro Bowls and won one Super Bowl during his 10-year stint as the Seattle Seahawks’ starter, accounting for 315 total touchdowns (292 passing, 23 rushing). Seattle then traded him in 2022 to the Denver Broncos, who signed Wilson to a five-year, $245 million contract and dealt a haul just to get him.

Simply put, it didn’t work out in Denver, and Wilson’s time there ended after two years as the starter. The Broncos parted ways with Wilson, who then linked up with Pittsburgh.