Five Injured Steelers Return to Full Practice on Monday
PITTSBURGH — The cavalry is coming. Five Pittsburgh Steelers players, including star wide receiver George Pickens and three starters on the defense, returned to practice for the team on Monday.
Pickens, defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, cornerback Donte Jackson, strong safety DeShon Elliott and linebacker Tyler Matakevich were all listed as full participants on Monday.
Pickens missed the last three games with a hamstring injury suffered in practice. He said on Monday that he feels good, but has yet to be fully medically cleared for Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jackson missed the team’s Week 16 game against the Baltimore Ravens that he first suffered against the Cleveland Browns in Week 14 and then flared up against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15. He left that game with the injury and was unable to return.
Elliott was also injured against Cleveland. He was able to finish that game, but has missed the last two, with Minkah Fitzpatrick shifting to strong safety and Damontae Kazee replacing him at free safety.
Ogunjobi has been out since suffering a groin injury during the team’s Week 14 win over the Browns on Dec. 8. Dean Lowry started at defensive end in the base defense in place of Ogunjobi, with nose tackle Keeanu Benton stepping up to the first line in Nickel and Dime alignments.
In addition to the five the participated fully, quarterback Justin Fields was limited as he recovers from an abdominal injury that happened in Philadelphia.
Cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and wide receiver Ben Skowronek, who were injured against the Ravens on Saturday, did not participate at all in the practice, which had a walkthrough cadence.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Sun | Mon | Tue | Game |
| LB Tyler Matakevich | Knee | Dec. 21 | TBD | DNP | FP | ||
| WR Ben Skowronek | Hip | Dec. 21 | TBD | DNP | DNP | DBT | |
| CB Joey Porter Jr. | Right knee, PCL sprain | Dec. 21 | TBD | DNP | DNP | DBT | |
| QB Justin Fields | Abdomen | Dec. 15 | Day to day | DNP | LP | QST | |
| SS DeShon Elliott | Hamstring | Dec. 8 | Day to day | LP | FP | QST | |
| CB Donte Jackson | Back/pinched nerve | Dec. 8 | Day to day | LP | FP | QST | |
| DT Larry Ogunjobi | Groin | Dec. 8 | Day to day | LP | FP | QST | |
| WR George Pickens | Hamstring | Dec. 6 | Day to day | LP | FP | QST |
STEELERS INJURED RESERVE
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Roster Status |
| OT Calvin Anderson | Groin | Dec. 13 | Three weeks | Injured reserve |
| CB Zyon Gilbert | Knee | Nov. 16 | TBD | Practice squad IR |
| CB C.J. Henderson | Neck | Nov. 14 | Week to week | Injured reserve |
| CB Anthony Averett | TBD | Oct. 17 | TBD | Practice squad IR |
| WR Roman Wilson | Hamstring | Oct. 17 | Week to week | Injured reserve |
| DE DeMarvin Leal | Neck/stinger | Oct. 6 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| RG James Daniels | Achilles | Sept. 29 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| RT Troy Fautanu | R knee dislocation | Sept. 20 | Regular season | Injured reserve |
| P Cameron Johnston | Right knee | Sept. 8 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| SS Ryan Watts | Neck/stinger | Aug. 24 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| DL Logan Lee | Calf | Aug. 20 | Week to week | Injured reserve |
| C Nate Herbig | Torn rotator cuff | Aug. 14 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| ILB Cole Holcomb | Left knee surgery | Nov. 2, 2023 | Week to week | PUP/reserve |
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