The optimism for the Pittsburgh Steelers and their injuries continued into Wednesday. After practice, the team revealed their weekly injury report, and it's quite positive overall. Earlier in the week, head coach Mike Tomlin already ruled out TJ Watt for Week 2 against the New England Patriots.
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Other than him though, things seemed to be trending in a positive direction regarding the other injuries. That held true after the release of the injury report, as Levi Wallace, Mason Cole, and Najee Harris were all limited in Wednesday's practice. This signifies that they all have a legitimate shot at playing on Sunday, as Cole is almost certainly expected to.
Earlier in the week, Harris told Adam Schein on Mad Dog Sports Radio that he was ready to go for the weekend against the Patriots.
"That’s the plan. I should be ready to play,” Harris said to Schein.Harris: "It's part of the sport, man. I mean it's a little injury. I got hurt plenty of times, you know? I mean I had like six, seven weeks to let it calm down - the original injury - and it's good now there's nothing wrong with it, man." https://t.co/d39r5z5sXQ
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) September 14, 2022This injury report corroborates what Harris said. His inclusion in the lineup would be crucial, as the team wouldn't have to rely on rookie undrafted free agent Jaylen Warren to carry the burden in just his second career NFL game. Additionally, Harris told ESPN's Brooke Pryor that his injury on Sunday was not a re-aggravation from his Lisfranc injury suffered in training camp.
Robert Spillane, who suffered an eye injury in the win over the Cincinnati Bengals, was a full participant. Devin Bush played a good game in the season opener, but Spillane's availability is crucial for the team's depth at inside linebacker.
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Here is the full participation from Wednesday's practice:
Pittsburgh Steelers Participation/Injury Report, Week 2
Wednesday, September 14OL Mason Cole (ankle) – LP
RB Najee Harris (foot) – LPCB Levi Wallace (ankle) – LP
LB Robert Spillane (eye) – FPLB TJ Watt (pectoral) - DNP
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