PITTSBURGH – With a full week of practice under his belt, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is ready to play for the first time this season as the No. 2 quarterback behind Justin Fields against the Las Vegas Raiders, coach Mike Tomlin said Friday.

“He’ll probably be active as the No. 2 quarterback,” Tomlin said after practice. “Like what I’ve seen here, but health and rust are two different things. I thought he had a good week showing his health and his ability to protect himself. Now it’s just the process of reacclimating on the ball.”

Although he was named the starter after training camp, the 35-year-old Wilson has been inactive in every game this season since aggravating his calf injury on September 5, serving as an emergency third quarterback.

But earlier this week, Tomlin acknowledged that the situation with Wilson was changing after five weeks of limited practice participation.

“As I stand here with Russ today, we are in a slightly different place than we have been in recent weeks.” Tomlin said Tuesday. “I just met with him and the training staff in preparation for (Wednesday). Tomorrow is the first Wednesday that he will be a full participant. We’ll see where that brings us first. We’ll see if he’s able to do that.” Obviously he’s going to get it done and get through the session, and if he does, what does the quality of that work look like?”

On Friday, Tomlin said Wilson had indeed completed the full work week. And for the first time this season, the Steelers officially listed him without injury for a game.

“I thought he had a good week,” Tomlin said. ‘He has now proven his health. It’s just a matter of getting the rust off.”

Asked about his expectations for Sunday’s match, Wilson steered clear of definitive answers when speaking to local media on Thursday.

“That’s a big question,” Wilson said with a chuckle. “I think just preparing my mind to get ready to go and everything else, so that’s kind of my mentality and helping us win and whatever that is.”

And for his part, Wilson, who continued to take reps in 7-on-7 and individual practice sessions while he was a limited practice participant, wasn’t concerned about a build-up of rust from missing 11-on-11 practice periods.

“I got all the reps,” Wilson said. “It’s not like I haven’t been there. I’ve been getting a lot of reps all this time and everything else, and I’m really confident that our guys are who we are. You guys have seen some of the plays those guys I just have a lot of good things and I’m confident in that, and I don’t worry about that.”

Not only will Wilson likely be active against the Raiders, but the Steelers could also get a boost in Jaylen Warren’s run game. The running back, who was expected not to play earlier this week, was removed from the injury report on Saturday. He missed the past two games due to a knee injury.