The Pittsburgh Steelers received some good news ahead of Week 16’s AFC North showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals, as All-Pro defensive tackle Cam Heyward has officially cleared concussion protocol, the team’s Senior Director of Communications Burt Lauten reported.
After starting out the week as a limited participant in practice, Heyward was upgraded to “full” Wednesday — a positive sign that he was trending in the right direction ahead of Week 16. However, since the team is set to play on Saturday, his runway for clearance was a bit shorter than it usually would have been.