Steelers Injury Report: 5 players unable to practice on Wednesday

Coming out of the bye week, the Steelers are still dealing with a number of injuries.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming out of their bye week still dealing with a fair number of injuries. As the Steelers took the practice field for their first official day of preparation for the New Orleans Saints, there were five players who did not participate while none were limited. In the first injury report of the week courtesy of the Steelers PR Department, the seven names on the list were the ones who were expected following Mike Tomlin’s press conference on Tuesday.

Steelers PR Department

One player who now has concerns about his availability more than this week is kicker Chris Boswell. With the Steelers signing Matthew Wright on Wednesday, and having to keep him on the roster for at least three weeks because he came from Kansas City‘s practice squad, it appears there could be long-term repercussions of Boswell‘s groin injury more than him missing Week 8. On Wednesday, Boswell did not participate in practice which was expected following the earlier roster move.

Newly acquired cornerback William Jackson III, who has not played for several weeks due to a back injury, finds himself on the Steelers injury report in his first opportunity. On Wednesday, Jackson was not able to participate.

Two other players who missed the Steelers Week 8 matchup and are still recovering through the bye week are cornerback Levi Wallace with a shoulder and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi with a knee injury. For the first day of practice in Week 10, Wallace was able to participate fully while Ogunjobi did not participate.

After coming back to play in Week 8 after missing multiple games, Ahkello Witherspoon finds himself still on the injury report as he is dealing with his hamstring injury. On Wednesday, Witherspoon was unable to take the field.

Two other players mentioned by head coach Mike Tomlin in his press conference on Tuesday who are dealing with injuries are linebacker Myles Jack with a knee and long snapper Christian Kuntz with a rib injury. Starting off the week, Jack was unable to practice while Kuntz was a full participant.

As for the Saints’ injury report, you can see the names below courtesy of Steelers.com.

New Orlean Saints Participation/Injury Report, Week 10

Wednesday, November 9

DE Marcus Davenport (Calf) – LP

RB Mark Ingram II (Knee) – DNP

WR Jarvis Landry (Ankle) – LP

CB Marshon Lattimore (Abdomen) – DNP

C Erik McCoy (Calf) – DNP

G Andrus Peat (Tricep) – DNP

T Ryan Ramczyk (Rest/Knee) – LP

LB Pete Werner (Ankle) – DNP