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whatever else you might have seen, heard, or read anywhere else about Russell Wilson,

his current standing with the Steelers, know this, he's gone.

And as of yesterday, I am no longer guessing at that. Good morning to you. Good Thursday morning. I'm Dan Kovachvich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports. This is Daily Shot of Steelers. It comes your way bright and early every weekday. If you're into hockey and or baseball, I also cover the Penguins and the Pirates,

and I hope you'll check those daily shots out as well.

I'm in New York to cover hockey,

and I spent a pretty significant percentage of my drive here

talking to people inside the football team.

Not secondhand, not third party, people inside the football team. Not second hand, not third party, people inside the football team,

as in the football operation. And what I've found out isn't something that knocked me over.

It probably won't knock you over. But Wilson's done a lot of things to make a lot of

people mad inside that building. And he is not wanted back. He will not be back, no matter how many

people he tells that he wants to be back or that he's keeping things open for the

Steelers or whatever was that he said at the Pro Bowl, he is not going to be asked to return.

The main reason for this based on these conversations is that he just didn't play well. Okay, set aside all the drama and all the

various reports about Russ and others in the organization that have circulated over the past week.

Some of those coming from real live reporters, a lot of those just emanating from random basements

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