PITTSBURGH — On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin gave an injury update on wide receiver Calvin Austin III, who suffered an injury during the team’s Week 10 win over the Washington Commanders.
Tomlin revealed that Austin should be just fine, although he might be limited at the beginning of the week.
“I don’t anticipate any issue with him,” Tomlin said. “Maybe he’s slow at the early portions of the week. I’d put him in that category with Donte Jackson.”
Tomlin characterized Jackson as day-to-day with the expectation that he will suit up when the Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens in Week 11.
That’s great news given Austin’s impact on offense and special teams this season. The third-year wide receiver has 16 catches for 277 yards and two touchdowns. He has also returned 19 punts for 226 yards and a touchdown.
Pittsburgh will need Austin to pick up right where he left off with a key battle for first place in the AFC North on deck. He has a great chance to do just that against Baltimore’s 32nd-ranked pass defense.
While the Ravens are allowing a league-worst 294.9 passing yards per game, Tomlin doesn’t believe they’ve played as poorly as the numbers say.
“I know a lot’s been written and said about their pass defense, but to be quite honest with you, when I turn the tape on, I don’t see negligence,” he said. “I see a group that’s definitively up on people and a lot of people are getting out of their personalities and have been simply one-dimensional and throwing the ball 40 or 50 times against them.”
It remains to be seen whether the Steelers will adopt a similar personality on Sunday, but if they do, it looks like they’ll have Austin among their arsenal of weapons.
Not many believed that would be the case when Pittsburgh signed All-Pro returner and wide receiver Jamal Agnew on Tuesday morning. It seems that move was just for depth.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Wed | Thu | Fri | Game |
| WR Calvin Austin III | TBD | Nov. 10 | Day to day | PROB | |||
| RB Najee Harris | Right ankle | Nov. 10 | Day to day | PROB | |||
| CB Donte Jackson | Hamstring | Nov. 10 | Day to day | PROB | |||
| OLB Alex Highsmith | Left ankle | Nov. 10 | Week to week | OUT | |||
| OLB Nick Herbig | Right hamstring | Oct. 6 | Day to day | PROB |
STEELERS INJURED RESERVE
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Roster Status |
| DT Montravius Adams | Knee | Oct. 18 | Two weeks | Injured reserve |
| CB Anthony Averett | TBD | Oct. 17 | TBD | Practice squad IR |
| WR Roman Wilson | Hamstring | Oct. 17 | Two weeks | 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 |
| CB Cory Trice Jr. | Hamstring | Sept. 22 | Week to week | 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 |
| OLB David Perales | Left MCL tear | July 31 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| ILB Cole Holcomb | Left knee surgery | Nov. 2, 2023 | Week to week | PUP/reserve |
Alan Saunders provided reporting from Pittsburgh.