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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III gave a positive update after he left the stadium in an ambulance during his team’s 24-21 win over the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland on Sunday.
“Great Dub in Dublin! I’m all good Steelers Nation, appreciate the messages and concern,” Austin said on X.
Furthermore, Austin had his X-Rays come back as a negative on his shoulder, according to Mike DeFabo of The Athletic. It’s unclear whether Austin will miss time or not, but this is certainly good news for the fourth-year receiver out of Memphis as it’s not a serious injury.
Austin suffered a shoulder injury and quickly left the field, after which he was taken to a local hospital for imaging. Croke Park, unlike most NFL stadiums, does not have in-stadium x-ray capacity.
Austin had two catches for 13 yards before leaving the game with the injury. He also threw a key block on DK Metcalf’s 80-yard touchdown in the first half.
“CA really popped a couple of those for me,” Metcalf said. “Running on the back side of things, taking two or three defenders out of there, giving me space to really work.”
The Steelers were already thin at wide receiver before Austin was injured, and now will be even more so if he misses time. Roman Wilson, Ben Skowronek and Scotty Miller were the other three receivers dressed on Sunday.
Wilson could receive more playing time with Austin banged up. Skowronek (18 snaps) and Miller (13 snaps) got significant more playing time than Wilson (3 snaps) against the Vikings, however.
“It’s not just one person,” Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith said when asked about replacing Austin. “I mean, it’s like week-to-week. … Certainly Roman, those other receivers, there will be more opportunities depending on what Calvin — how long they tell us, what’s really going on there.”
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Get Good News on Calvin Austin III
