Tag: Steelers vs. Raiders

Former Steeler could be back in the Steeler lineup vs Raiders

Terrell Edmunds could start for the Steelers on Sunday.

This week the Pittsburgh Steelers will be without safety Damontae Kazee Kazee suffered an ankle injury last week in warmups before the Steelers took on the Dallas Cowboys and tried to play through it. The injury got worse this will force him out of this week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Without Elliott in the lineup, former and current Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds could be pressed into action. The Steelers signed Edmunds to the practice squad just over a week ago but his familiarity with the defense could allow defensive coordinator Teryl Austin to get him on the field more quickly.

On Wednesday, Kazee missed practice along with starting strong safety DeShon Elliott who is dealing with an ankle injury of his own. If Kazee and Elliott miss Sunday’s game, Edmunds could start alongside Minkah Fitzpatrick.

The Steelers selected Edmunds in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. He started 75 games over six seasons with the Steelers. Edmunds bounced around between three teams since then but he’s back and could be a big part of the Steelers defense on Sunday.

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Steelers vs Raiders injury updates: Multiple players miss Wednesday practice

The Steelers had a mix of players on the Wednesday practice report.

On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers got a full workout in and got their first look at the roster heading into this week’s game with the Las Vegas Raiders. 10 players sat out on Wednesday but not everything was bad news.

Quarterback Russell Wilson went through a full workout which only muddies the waters more about who head coach Mike Tomlin will start this week against the Raiders. Running back Jaylen Warren was also on the field for a limited workout, opening the door for a potential return this week.

No. 3 QB Russell Wilson (Calf) – Full
No. 22 RB Najee Harris (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 23 S Damontae Kazee (Ankle) – DNP
No. 30 RB Jaylen Warren (Knee) – Limited
No. 39 S Minkah Fitzpatrick (NIR – Resting) – Limited
No. 51 LB Nick Herbig (Hamstring) – DNP
No. 56 LB Alex Highsmith (Groin) – DNP
No. 73 G Isaac Seumalo (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 81 TE MyCole Pruitt (Knee) – Limited
No. 84 RB/KR Cordarrelle Patterson (Ankle) – DNP
No. 90 T.J. Watt (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 97 DT Cameron Heyward (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 98 DE DeMarvin Leal (Neck) – DNP
No. 99 DT Larry Ogunjobi (NIR – Resting) – DNP

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Steelers vs Raiders: WR Davante Adams not expected to play on Sunday

The Raiders are holding Davante Adams out this week against the Steelers.

When the Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders square off on Sunday, they won’t have to face wide receiver Davante Adams. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is reporting that despite being questionable, Adams’ hamstring injury will keep him out of the game. The Raiders will also be without star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins who was placed on IR this week.

It isn’t hard to read between the lines and see this as the Raiders’ plan to keep Adams off the field and healthy so the team can trade him before the November 5 trade deadline. Obviously this matters to the Steelers as they are one of the teams reportedly very interested in trading for Adams.

The Steelers have turned to a potential Adams trade to help solve their problems at wide receiver after being unable to trade for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk in the offseason.

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Steelers vs Raiders: Las Vegas places star defensive tackle on IR

The Raiders will take on the Steelers without star DT Christian Wilkins.

When the Pittsburgh Steelers square off with the Las Vegas Raiders this week, they will have one less star defender to contend with. On Tuesday, the Raiders placed defensive tackle Christian Wilkins on IR.

Wilkins is on IR due to having surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his foot. He is out indefinitely and they team offered no specific timetable for a return. Wilkins came over to the Raiders this offseason from Miami Dolphins as one of the biggest free-agent signings of the offseason. He’s a former No. 13 overall pick.

The absence of Wilkins should make life easier for a Steelers offensive line that continues to shuffle starting spots and struggle with growing pains associated with two rookies as starters.

The Steelers defense is going to be short-handed as well. Head coach Mike Tomlin has ruled out edge rushers Nick Herbig and Demarvin Leal after both suffered injuries last weekend against the Dallas Cowboys.

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Steelers injury updates: 2 key defenders already ruled out vs the Raiders

The Steelers have quickly run out of edge rushers.

When Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media on Tuesday, it was almost all bad news on the injury front. The Steelers are preparing to take on the Las Vegas Raiders this week and Tomlin already ruled out edge rushers Nick Herbig and Demarvin Leal with injuries.

This leaves T.J. Watt and Jeremiah Moon as the only edge rushers on the roster. Pittsburgh is already minus Alex Highsmith who is on IR. The Steelers do have three edge defenders on the practice squad and Tomlin said one of them could get an opportunity this week.

They are Adetokunbo Ogundeji, Eku Leota and Jacoby Windmon. Windmon had a pretty strong preseason and showed some solid athleticism as a rookie. We expect to see the Steelers work in inside linebackers Patrick Queen and Payton Wilson into the gameplan as well, either as inside blitzers or even coming off the edge.

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Who should start at QB for the Steelers vs the Raiders?

Cast your vote and tell us who you think the Steelers should start at quarterback this weekend.

It would appear the Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders both have questions about the quarterback position heading into the showdown this week. The Raiders benched Gardner Minshew last week in favor of Aidan O’Connell last week to no avail.

The Steelers, on the other hand have Justin Fields in place. However, after losing his last two starts and Russell Wilson getting back to full health, the team might opt to make a change to try to reverse their fortunes.

Fields played his best game of the season on a loss in Week Four but last week against the Dallas Cowboys, Fields struggled to move the football at all. This left the door wide open for head coach Mike Tomlin to justify a change at quarterback.

Cast your vote and let us know who you think should start at quarterback this week against the Raiders. For us, we are sticking with Fields. There are just too many problems at other positions on offense to think a quarterback change will fix things.

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