The Pittsburgh Steelers have dealt with their share of injuries in 2024. The offensive line was decimated when they lost James Daniels, Nate Herbig, and first-round pick Troy Fautanu for the season. On defense, it felt like Pittsburgh kept swapping Alex Highsmith for Nick Herbig, as one of the two edge rushers was constantly banged up.
Now things are looking bright.
As the Steelers prepare to host the Cleveland Browns for a revenge game in Week 14, they will do so at full strength. Pittsburgh lost their first contest against Cleveland on the road on Thursday Night Football in Week 12. The health of Mike Tomlin's roster will help this time around.
Updated Steelers injury report in Week 14
Player | Position | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Williams | WR | NIR - Rest | DNP | FP |
Calvin Austin III | WR | Concussion | LP | FP |
Najee Harris | RB | NIR - Rest | DNP | FP |
Cory Trice Jr. | CB | Hamstring | FP | FP |
Minkah Fitzpatrick | S | NIR - Rest | DNP | FP |
Alex Highsmith | EDGE | Ankle | LP | FP |
Montravius Adams | DT | Knee | LP | FP |
Isaac Seumalo | OG | NIR - Rest | DNP | FP |
MyCole Pruitt | TE | NIR - Rest | DNP | FP |
T.J. Watt | EDGE | NIR - Rest | LP | FP |
Cam Heyward | DL | NIR - Rest | DNP | DNP |
Larry Ogunjobi | DL | NIR - Rest | DNP | FP |
The most important note this week is the return of Highsmith. The talented edge rusher went down with an ankle injury against the Washington Commanders in Week 10. This forced him to miss three straight divisional games against the Ravens, Browns, and Bengals.
Now Highsmith is ready to make a triumphant return and help his team put the Browns in their place in Week 14. After a career season in 2023, Highsmith has played in just six of twelve games for the Steelers this season. Now after logging full practice this week, he's healthy and on track to make his return.
Cory Trice Jr. is also set to make his comeback against the Browns on Sunday. We speculated each of the past two weeks if Trice would see the field for the Steelers. Now it looks like he's finally ready to return. The young defensive back went down with a hamstring injury while on gunner duties chasing down a punt against the Chargers back in Week 3. He's been absent ever since.
Prior to his injury, Trice was playing excellent football for the Steelers in a part-time role. Trice had an interception in the endzone against the Broncos early in the season that helped put the game on ice.
Calvin Austin III, who left the Steelers' game against the Bengals with a head injury, will also return this week after being a full participant in practice. He will be joined by Montravius Adams, Pittsburgh's rotational defensive tackle who hasn't seen the field since Week 7 because of a knee injury.
The rest of the players on the Steelers injury report in Week 14 were given a veteran's day off. Mike Tomlin is ensuring that his players are healthy and ready to go for Pittsburgh's revenge game against the Browns at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday.