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Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth has been cleared to play in this Sunday’s Week 9 game against the Indianapolis Colts, the team announced on Friday.
Freiermuth was listed on the team’s injury report with a quad injury on Wednesday. He suffered a quad contusion during the team’s Week 8 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football, per a team source.
He did not practice on Wednesday, but was a full participant in both Thursday’s and Friday’s session before being given the green light to suit up this Sunday.
The injury limited him to 27 snaps against the Packers. He finished with three catches for 13 yards on the game.
He had been coming off a season high, when he caught five passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7. Freiermuth has had lot of career success against the Bengals, which continued even after the departure of defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo this year.
Anarumo is now the defensive coordinator of the Colts, so Freiermuth will look to continue his dominance against his unit, assuming he is able to get back on the practice field by the end of the week.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Tight End Good to Go after Injury Scare
