Steelers injury updates: 4 Steelers limited at practice on Thursday

Alex Highsmith returned to practice on Thursday.

It might be Thanksgiving but it’s not a day off for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team practiced on Thursday in preparation for their AFC North showdown this Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The good news is that starting outside linebacker Alex Highsmith returned to practice on a limited basis. This is the first time Highsmith has been able to practice this week and offers some hope he could return for this week’s game.

Three other Steelers were limited with injuries. Defensive tackle Keeanu Benton has a hip injury, cornerback Cory Trice Jr. is still dealing with a hamstring and nose tackle Montravius Adams was limited with a knee.

In addition and not on the team’s report was safety Damontae Kazee who missed Thursday’s practice with an illness. The team also had multiple players with NIR vet days off including Cam Heyward.

Steelers injury update: Pittsburgh shuffles offensive tackles at Friday practice

Broderick Jones was back in the starting lineup on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are just a few days away from their game with the Los Angeles and an injury popped up at practice that could provide one player an opportunity to earn his way back into the starting lineup.

According to offensive tackle Broderick Jones, he was back in the starting lineup at practice on Friday after rookie OT Troy Fautanu tweaked something and Jones assumed his previous role as first-team right tackle with Dan Moore Jr. remaining on the left side. We assume the tweak was to Fautanu’s knee that he injured earlier in the offseason.

Jones was benched last week versus the Denver Broncos after three penalties on a single drive cost the Steelers points.

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Last season, Jones made her way into the starting lineup after Chuks Okorafor was benched and played well. This season has definitely been a step back in terms of development for Jones but this might be his opportunity to re-take the starting job.

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Friday Night Lights draws huge crown for Steelers training camp practice

Friday Night Lights draws huge crown for Steelers training camp practice

One of the best parts of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is the annual Friday Night Lights event. It’s an event where the team holds a special night practice, open to fans at  Latrobe Memorial Stadium.

This year’s event was as big as ever with a reported attendance of 12,268 fans according to Steelers communication director Burt Lauten.

The Fans who showed up were treated to a physical show with plenty of big hitting in backs on backers as well as some great live offense and defense in team drills. The standout of practice was quarterback Justin Fields who continues to impress since the start of training camp.

Pittsburgh kicks off the preseason on Friday, August 9. The Steelers will welcome the Houston Texans to Acrisure Stadium. The Texans got in an extra preseason game by playing in the Hall of Fame game last week.

This will be a rematch of last season’s regular-season showdown. The Texans beat the Steelers 30-6 in Houston.

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REPORT: Steelers QB Russell Wilson to return to full practice this week

Russell Wilson has been working out all week and is set to return to team activities this week.

According to Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer Gerry Dulac, injured Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson will return to practice this week. Wilson has yet to go through any team drills through four practices while he deals with a calf strain he suffered pushing a blocking sled.

According to Dulac, Wilson has been doing individual drills throughout the first four days of training camp. The Steelers have a day off on Monday and on Tuesday will have their first padded practice of camp.

During Wilson’s absence, Justin Fields has been taking the first-team reps. Fields and Wilson are battling for the starting job and While Fields didn’t overtake Wilson in a few days, he did show he is a very capable quarterback.

The Steelers signed Wilson from the Denver Broncos in the offseason. Pittsburgh also traded for Fields in a deal with the Chicago Bears. The showdown between these will be one of the top positional battles at Steelers camp.

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Former Steeler shares insider drama between Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown

Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown took very different approaches to practice and Brown didn’t like it.

The relationship between former Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown has always been a soap opera. Despite putting up ridiculous numbers on the field, it always felt like their friendship was staged. This really showed itself when Brown went off the deep end and forced the team to trade him.

But where was the disconnect? Well, according to former Steelers long snapper Kam Canaday, it all centered around practice. Canaday talked about it on the “Keep Hammering Collective Podcast” where he shed some light on the issues with how both guys took very different approaches to practice.

“During camp, when guys were trying to work their absolute ass off to make the team, and he [Brown] still blowing everyone out of the water, still outworking them,” Kanaday said of Brown.

According to Canaday, Brown never let up when it came to his practice work and he had a problem with the fact that Roethlisberger tended to coast during practice and just show up big on Sundays.

“The guy had a motor, he didn’t slow down, and he was like that for 16 weeks, and I think that’s probably why him and Ben [Roethlisberger] probably got into it a little bit, because Ben had his two Super Bowls, and he got banged up, and Ben would sit out a little bit. He just liked to take it easy until Sunday.”

Canaday made it seem that Brown took it personally that he was not getting enough reps with Roethlisberger in practice and that would hurt Brown in games. Brown was incredibly talented but his focus was always more about his personal production as opposed to team success.

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Steelers HC Mike Tomlin: Minkah Fitzpatrick is ‘fine’ after not practicing Monday

A prominent player with his leg wrapped in ice has a tendency to turn some heads, and it did at Pittsburgh Steelers practice on Monday.

A prominent player with his leg wrapped in ice has a tendency to turn some heads, and it did at Pittsburgh Steelers practice on Monday.

Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was spotted with an ice-wrapped leg but head coach Mike Tomlin says there’s nothing to fear.

“He’s fine,” Tomlin assured reporters in a post-practice press conference.

In the Steelers’ third preseason game on Saturday, Fitzpatrick played in 22 snaps.

There’s nothing to see here. Move along.

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