The Steelers started their preparation for Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles, a sport Coach Mike Tomlin dubbed because the ‘Pennsylvania State Championship.’
Receivers George Pickens is coping with a hamstring harm that pressured him to overlook Sunday’s win over the Bengals and did not follow on Wednesday.
Pickens, who based on Tomlin was coping with hamstring discomfort after follow final Thursday and was restricted in his work on Friday out of warning, landed on the inactive listing on Sunday as a sport day determination.
“I wished to see what he appeared like when he bought to the stadium, after which make a dedication of what number of performs we thought could be acceptable to make the most of him in,” stated Tomlin. “If he wasn’t going to be a full participant, we wished to gear his participation towards weighty passing sport moments.
But after we bought to the stadium, it was evident that possibly the circumstance was a little bit bit extra important than we had hoped.
“We made the prudent determination when it comes to shutting him down and never permitting a small downside to grow to be a much bigger one. We had a possibility to get him an MRI. The harm did present up on MRI and is a little bit bit extra important than what we imagined.
“We’re simply within the mindset now simply getting him wholesome as shortly as we probably can. There’s a possible for this week, however it’s an out of doors likelihood. If you press me, I’d most likely say he is out or may very well be characterised as uncertain as we sit right here (Tuesday).
“But once more, like we at all times do, we’ll undergo the traditional process. We’ll let participation be our information when it comes to availability after which clearly the standard of that participation.”
In the phrases of Tomlin, others on the harm listing this week are in higher place than Pickens from the standpoint of taking part in in opposition to the Eagles, though Larry Ogunjobi and DeShon Elliott did not follow on Wednesday.
“Larry Ogunjobi along with his groin and DeShon Elliott with some hamstring tightness, we’ll watch these guys, significantly within the early a part of the week,” stated Tomlin. “Hopefully there’s an uptick of their participation and the standard of it as we push ahead towards sport time.
“Donte Jackson had some spotty availability in sport. He was sick on Sunday however was in a position to get by means of. I do not think about that he’ll be restricted. And another guys bought some minor bumps and bruises related to competitors.
“As we at all times do, we can’t waste plenty of time focusing our energies on these not obtainable to us. We’ll appropriately focus our energies on these which are and the way we divide that labor up and the way we will greatest place them to carry out and play profitable soccer individually and collectively.”
The full harm report is beneath.
