Steelers Injury Updates: Minkah Fitzpatrick, 4 Others Will Play

Nick Farabaugh |

Sep 22, 2023

Steelers Minkah Fitzpatrick — Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick on Sept. 10, 2023. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers injury report looks pretty clean. The team will be mostly healthy heading into their Week 3 clash with the Las Vegas Raiders. Wide receiver Gunner Olszewski did not practice again on Friday with a concussion, which will rule him out for the game. But he is the only player with an injury designation.

With Olszewski out, Dez Fitzpatrick will make his season debut at wide receiver. Fitzpatrick and Miles Boykin will see more time against the Raiders regarding the depth chart. The Steelers could look to elevate Simi Fehoko, Jacob Copeland, or Deuce Watts from the practice squad as a sixth receiver.

Tight end Darnell Washington told reporters that his knee injury is minor and he will play. That injury popped up on the Wednesday report with several others, but none of those players will miss Sunday’s game. The Steelers’ injury report shrunk quickly over the week, with all those players logging full practices.

Minkah Fitzpatrick, who is dealing with a chest bruise, will play. His counterpart on the other side, Damontae Kazee, dealt with a calf injury for most of the week but will play. Edge rusher Markus Golden has a knee injury but said that it is minor and he will play.

Larry Ogunjobi did not practice for the first two days of the week, but logged a full practice on Friday. That is a routine for Ogunjobi, who has played in all three games. That foot injury has nagged him since training camp, but it seems he is okay with management and physical therapy.

STEELERS INJURY REPORT

INJURY REPORT

Player	Injury	Date	Prognosis	Roster Status
SS Damontae Kazee	Calf	Sept. 20	Unknown	Active, FP on Fri.
OLB Markus Golden	Knee	Sept. 20	Unknown	Active, FP on Fri.
TE Darnell Washington	Knee	Sept. 20	Unknown	Active, FP on Fri.
FS Minkah Fitzpatrick	Chest	Sept. 18	Unknown	Active, FP on Fri.
WR Gunner Olszewski	Concussion	Sept. 18	Unknown	Active, OUT vs. LV
DT Larry Ogunjobi	Right Foot	Aug. 9	Day to day	Active, FP on Fri.
RB Anthony McFarland	Knee	Sept. 13	Week to week	Injured reserve – (Wk. 6)
WR Diontae Johnson	Left hamstring	Sept. 10	Week to week	Injured reserve – (Wk. 6)
DT Cam Heyward	Core muscle surgery	Sept. 10	Multiple weeks	Injured reserve – (Wk. 6)
DB Josiah Scott	Undisclosed	Sept. 13	Undisclosed	Practice squad IR
LB Chapelle Russell II	Knee	Aug. 11	Out for season	Injured reserve
CB Cory Trice	Right ACL tear	Aug. 1	Out for season	Injured reserve
RB Alfonzo Graham	Torn right labrum	July 29	Out for season	Injured reserve
DT Renell Wren	Torn right Achilles tendon	May 17	Out for season	Injured reserve