Pittsburg, PA
Steelers’ Justin Fields Earns Major Praise From Former QB
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading into Week 5 with Justin Fields as the starter, even with Russell Wilson getting closer to 100% health. The team is starting to show plenty of faith in their “QB2,” and there’s a growing belief Fields is the closing in on securing the starting job for the remainder of the season.
His play is being noticed by everyone. And through four games, including a loss to the Indianapolis Colts, he’s been one of the most impressive players to former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel.
Speaking with NFL insider Diana Russini on the Scoop City podcast, Daniel called Fields’s play a “thing of beauty,” with each week getting more impressive.
“When I’m watching Justin Fields and this offense methodically move down the field, it’s sort of like a thing of beauty,” Daniel said. “Justin Fields is seventh in completion percentage, he’s ninth in total touchdowns, he’s 12th in passer rating in the entire NFL.
“You take a guy that was discarded in Chicago, and you put him in this offense and it’s not anything crazy. Arthur Smith is making [Fields] play within the game plan, and the game plan for them is run the ball, get in shotgun, the QB run games.”
Fields made Steelers history in Week 4, becoming the first quarterback to throw for 300 yards, rush for 50 yards and score three touchdowns. This season, he has thrown for 830 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for 143 yards and three more scores.
There’s a sense Wilson could move to the backup spot this week against the Dallas Cowboys instead of being the emergency quarterback. And as Fields continues to impress, the Steelers could be getting closer to naming him the permanent QB1 and working Wilson in as the No. 2.
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit has started to install its ReadyFare vending machines as the agency prepares to roll out its new fare payment system.
PRT said it’s working to roll out its new ReadyFare system and has started to install the new machine at some of its light-rail stations.
The new machines recently were installed at PRT’s Gateway station in Downtown Pittsburgh.
PRT said that as it prepares to roll out the new system, current ConnectCard holders will receive a card in the mail with instructions on how to request a ReadyFare card.
The new ReadyFare cards will be able to be purchased at the new machines for $1.
PRT said that riders will be able to transfer any balances they have on a ConnectCard to the new ReadyFare cards using an online balance transfer form.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
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