The Pittsburgh Steelers should have their entire complement of starting offensive lineman when they take on the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field after both David DeCastro and Marcus Gilbert were full participants at practice once again on Friday. However, while it appears Pittsburgh could see two key offensive players return to action in Week 4, it looks increasingly likely that two starters on defense might be forced to miss Sunday’s game.
The #Steelers list Mike Hilton (elbow) and Morgan Burnett (groin) as doubtful for SNF.
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) September 28, 2018
The good news for Sunday, Dave DeCastro and Marcus Gilbert aren’t on the status report.
Mike Hilton and Morgan Burnett are the only names to feature on the Steelers’ final injury report and while their doubtful designations do not bode well for their availability against the Ravens, the absence of any other players on the list is positive news for a number of names who missed time in practice this week.
Having sat out training on Wednesday and being limited on Thursday, JuJu Smith-Schuster was able to practice fully on Friday and is expected to play in Week 4. For DeCastro and Gilbert, training every day as full participants is a huge step forward from last week when they were unable to even make it onto the practice field.
With Hilton and Burnett both forced to sit out the last day of training and only able to take part in a limited capacity the day before, it would be a big surprise if either of them made enough of a recovery by Sunday night to be cleared to play.
Despite a long list of players missing practice throughout the week in Baltimore, their official injury report seems to suggest they only have two real concerns for the game.
#Ravens official game status vs. #Steelers
— Baltimore Beatdown (@BMoreBeatdown) September 28, 2018
OUT
CB A. Averett
DT W. Henry
Questionable:
CB B Carr
TE H Hurst
DB A. Levine
LB C. Mosley
DT M. Pierce
OT R. Stanley
LB T. Suggs
Fri, Sep 28#Ravens injury report
— Baltimore Beatdown (@BMoreBeatdown) September 28, 2018
DNP
CB A Averett (hamstring)
DT W Henry (abdomen)
Limited
LB T Suggs (knee)
TE H Hurst foot
Full
WR J Brown NIR
CB B Carr (knee)
DB A Levine (hamstring)
QB L Jackson illness
LB C Mosley (knee)
DT M Pierce (foot)
OT R Stanley (foot)
S E Weddle NIR