The Pittsburgh Steelers avoided a couple of scares on the health front this week leading up into the regular season opener. Right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor crept up onto the injury report with a back ailment but quickly proved it to be a non-issue. A more long-standing concern was wide receiver Diontae Johnson’s shoulder, injured in the final preseason game.
The fourth-year veteran admitted on Friday after the final practice before the opener that he was a bit concerned at the start of the week. “I was just being in my head a little bit, talking to myself about how I’m feeling and how I think I’m gonna play”, he told reporters, via the team’s website.