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DK Metcalf wasn’t able to travel home with his team on Sunday night, but the Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 1 receiver should be alright going forward.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin gave an update on Metcalf, who’d dealt with concerning stomach pains following their team’s road win over the Baltimore Ravens, during his weekly press conference on Tuesday.
“He’s moving in the right direction,” Tomlin said. “I don’t think it’s gonna jeopardize his availability at all, but it certainly may jeopardize his availability at the early portions of the week from a practice standpoint. But thankfully, he’s fine. I’m appreciative of our medical staff and how quickly they acted in making sure that he was safe and taking care of him post-game.”
Metcalf had his best day in black and gold, totaling seven grabs for 148 yards. He was checked at a Baltimore-area hospital later in the night.
“He got hit in the abdomen or stomach in-game,” Tomlin said. “I think they gave him some basic, over-the-counter remedies in-game, like Pepto (Bismol) or something like that and it got probably progressively worse after the game, and so I’m appreciative of our medical experts. We just exercised an abundance of precaution. We didn’t wanna get him in the air without having a complete understanding about what he was dealing with, and they did a good job of that.”
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