Rib injuries — especially on a short week — are tough to overcome in the NFL. Pittsburgh Steelers second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett has seemingly done that, though.
Pickett, who was injured just before halftime of the Week Eight game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Acrisure Stadium on a hit from defensive lineman Adam Gotsis that should have been roughing the passer, was unable to return to the game, putting his status for Thursday night’s Week Nine matchup against the Tennessee Titans seemingly in jeopardy.
That proved not to be the case though as Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin kept the door ajar for Pickett to play, and his young quarterback showed the team enough in Wednesday’s practice to feel comfortable clearing the way for him to return to action against the Titans in primetime.