Good to Go: Two Sick Steelers to Play Through Illness vs. Ravens

Alan Saunders |

Updated: Jan 9, 2025

Pittsburgh Steelers DT Cam Heyward — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward at practice on Jan. 9, 2025. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

Two members of the Pittsburgh Steelers who missed practice time this week due to illness will be good to go for the club’s Wild Card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, the team announced Thursday afternoon.

Kicker Chris Boswell and defensive tackle Cam Heyward have both been dealing with illnesses. Heyward, who said after the Steelers’ Week 18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals that he played despite having the flu, did not practice on either Tuesday or Wednesday, but was a full participant in Thursday’s practice and is once again expected to start.

The sickness didn’t slow Heyward down much against the Bengals. He had a tackle and three batted passes from the hand of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. Heyward and Nick Herbig also teamed up on a big hit of Burrow that momentarily knocked him from the game.

Boswell missed practice on both Wednesday and Thursday with an undisclosed illness, but is expected to play in Baltimore against the Ravens. The Steelers do not have a backup kicker on their 53-man roster or practice squad, so they must be sure of Boswell’s condition.

The Steelers also got good news on the status of veteran tight end MyCole Pruitt. Pruitt was limited in practice on Tuesday and did not practice on Wednesday with a knee injury, but he was a full participant on Thursday and is expected to play against the Ravens. Pruitt missed five games over two stretches with a reoccurring knee injury earlier this season.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT

Player	Injury	Date	Prognosis	Tue	Wed	Thu	Game
K Chris Boswell	Illness	Jan. 8	TBD		DNP	DNP	IN
TE MyCole Pruitt	Knee	Jan. 7	TBD	LP	DNP	FP	IN
RG Mason McCormick	Broken left hand	Jan. 4	Day to day	LP	LP	LP	QST
DT Cam Heyward	Flu	Jan. 4	Day to day	DNP	DNP	FP	IN
CB Donte Jackson	Back	Jan. 1	Day to day	FP	FP	FP	IN
OT Calvin Anderson	Groin	Dec. 13	Week to week	FP	FP	FP	QST
WR Roman Wilson	Hamstring	Oct. 17	Week to week	FP	FP	FP	OUT
DL Logan Lee	Calf	Aug. 20	Week to week	FP	FP	FP	OUT
ILB Cole Holcomb	Left knee surgery	Nov. 2, 2023	Week to week	FP	FP	FP	OUT

STEELERS INJURED RESERVE

Player	Injury	Date	Prognosis	Roster Status
CB Zyon Gilbert	Knee	Nov. 16	TBD	Practice squad IR
CB C.J. Henderson	Neck	Nov. 14	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
C Nate Herbig	Torn rotator cuff	Aug. 14	Out for season	Injured reserve