20 Steelers Regulars Miss Practice on Tuesday

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 15, 2024. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
PITTSBURGH — Five Pittsburgh Steelers regulars were listed as not practicing with the team on Tuesday, despite head coach Mike Tomlin saying they all have a chance to play for the team this Saturday against the Baltimore Ravens.Wide receiver George Pickens, outside linebacker T.J. Watt, quarterback Justin Fields, strong safety DeShon Elliott and cornerback Donte Jackson all did not practice. Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi was listed as practicing in a limited capacity.

Tomlin said on Monday that all six of his injured regulars — five starters and Fields — have a chance to get back to action agains the Ravens on Saturday, despite the short week.

“None of these six guys could be characterized as ‘out’ as I sit here today,” Tomlin said.

Pickens was spotted doing ball security drills with the rest of the wide receivers. He has been out since injuring his hamstring after practice on Dec. 5. He missed each of the last two games, and Tuesday’s practice appearance, despite the DNP label, was his first since the injury.

Fields was also sighted during the early portion of practice, but he was wearing sweats while watching Russell Wilson and Kyle Allen hand the ball off to the team’s running backs. Fields suffered an abdominal injury while sliding for a first down against the Eagles on Sunday.

Watt also suffered an injury against the Eagles, going down late in the game with a low, left ankle sprain. His absence from practice on Tuesday shouldn’t be taken as a strong sign for his availability this week. Watt has had the first day of the practice week off for most of this year, and on a short week, he almost certainly would not have been practicing on Tuesday, even if healthy.

Jackson has been dealing with his back injury for two weeks. He left the Browns game with the injury on Dec. 8, but was able to return. A week later, he aggravated the pinched nerve in his back against the Eagles, and that time, was unable to return. He said he plans to try to practice later this week.

Elliott suffered a hamstring injury against the Browns. He ran at practice on Friday before the Eagles game, but was not seen during the early portions of Tuesday’s work day.

Ogunjobi was listed as a limited participant. He injured his groin against the Browns, and was also spotted at practice last Friday before missing the Eagles game.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT

Player	Injury	Date	Prognosis	Wed	Thu	Fri	Game
QB Justin Fields	Abdomen	Dec. 15	Day to day	DNP			QST
OLB T.J. Watt	Left low ankle sprain	Dec. 15	Day to day	DNP			QST
SS DeShon Elliott	Hamstring	Dec. 8	Day to day	DNP			QST
CB Donte Jackson	Back/pinched nerve	Dec. 8	Day to day	DNP			QST
DT Larry Ogunjobi	Groin	Dec. 8	Day to day	LP			QST
WR George Pickens	Hamstring	Dec. 6	Day to day	DNP			QST

STEELERS INJURED RESERVE

Player	Injury	Date	Prognosis	Roster Status
OT Calvin Anderson	Groin	Dec. 13	Four weeks	Injured reserve
CB Zyon Gilbert	Knee	Nov. 16	TBD	Practice squad IR
CB C.J. Henderson	Neck	Nov. 14	Week to week	Injured reserve
CB Anthony Averett	TBD	Oct. 17	TBD	Practice squad IR
WR Roman Wilson	Hamstring	Oct. 17	Week to week	Injured reserve
DE DeMarvin Leal	Neck/stinger	Oct. 6	Out for season	Injured reserve
RG James Daniels	Achilles	Sept. 29	Out for season	Injured reserve
RT Troy Fautanu	R knee dislocation	Sept. 20	Regular season	Injured reserve
P Cameron Johnston	Right knee	Sept. 8	Out for season	Injured reserve
SS Ryan Watts	Neck/stinger	Aug. 24	Out for season	Injured reserve
DL Logan Lee	Calf	Aug. 20	Week to week	Injured reserve
C Nate Herbig	Torn rotator cuff	Aug. 14	Out for season	Injured reserve
OLB David Perales	Left MCL tear	July 31	Out for season	Injured reserve
ILB Cole Holcomb	Left knee surgery	Nov. 2, 2023	Week to week	PUP/reserve