Steelers Wire
The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ (8-2) second divisional matchup of the season is the highly-anticipated brawl with the Cleveland Browns (2-8).
The Steelers are riding a five-game win streak (NFL second-best to Bills) and will fight tooth-and-nail to extend it by another at Huntington Bank Field on Thursday.
Here’s a look at the final injury and practice participation report of Browns week:
PlayerInjuryTuesdayWednesdayGame statusRB Najee HarrisNIRFPFPCB Cory Trice Jr.**hamstringFPFPoutLB Alex HighsmithankleDNPDNPoutOL Isaac SeumaloNIRDNPDNPTE MyCole PruittNIR/kneeFPFPLB T.J. WattNIRFPFPDT Cameron HeywardNIRDNPDNPDT Larry OgunjobiNIRDNPDNP*** in the designated 21-day window to return from injured reserve*
DNP: Did not practice
LP: Limited participation
FP: Full participation
NIR: Not injury related – resting
PlayerInjuryTuesdayWednesdayGame statusG Joel BitoniopectoralLPTBALB Jordan Hickselbow, tricepsFPDT Maurice HurstshoulderFPWR Jerry JeudykneeFPT Dawand JoneslegDNPWR Elijah MooreshoulderLPDE Myles GarretthipDNPTE David NjokukneeLPCB Greg NewsomeshoulderLPQB Dorian Thompson-RobinsonfingerFPTE Geoff SwaimconcussionDNPCB Denzel Wardribs, ankleLPT Jedrick WillskneeDNPDNP: Did not practice
LP: Limited participation
FP: Full participation
NIR: Not injury related – resting
No injury exists to update for T.J. Watt, thankfully — he was among the players who earned a rest day on Tuesday but was back at practice on Wednesday. The heart always stops for a split second when names like Watt and Cameron Heyward show up.
While there was a glimmer of hope that Alex Highsmith (ankle) might be ready for the Thursday Night Football contest, he’s been ruled out. Highsmith sustained the injury in the Week 10 win over the Washington Commanders.
Cory Trice’s 21-day window to return from injured reserve started Nov. 15. He remains on injured reserve and must be activated to the active roster within the next two weeks or be sidelined for the season — but it won’t happen this week, as he’s been ruled out for tomorrow night’s contest. Trice hasn’t played since suffering a hamstring injury in the Week 3 L.A. Chargers contest.
