The Pittsburgh Steelers returned to work from their mini-bye week after playing on Thursday Night Football, and they were without a pair of offensive weapons at their Wednesday practice.
The biggest name on the injury report whose absence was noted is rookie wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Hampered by a hamstring injury, Smith-Schuster didn’t get his week off to a good start, and this was compounded by the fact Mike Tomlin stated on Tuesday that rookies need to practice to play. In other words, if Smith-Schuster doesn’t get onto the gridiron on Thursday or Friday, there’s a good chance he doesn’t participate vs.