Despite the fact that Benny Snell was already injured against the Miami Dolphins, the Pittsburgh Steelers were not willing to give any work on offense to Trey Edmunds until James Conner, too, went down with a shoulder injury. Head coach Mike Tomlin explained after the fact that it was not due to a level of comfort in him as a player, but rather due to the fact that he had not gotten in the practice time.
With both missing Sunday’s game, Edmunds had a much bigger role as the number two back to Jaylen Samuels, and in fact was the primary ball carrier.