Report: Pittsburgh Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Dealing With Concussion And Knee Injury, Not Expected To Play Against Cincinnati Bengals
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — JuJu Smith-Schuster is reportedly not expected to play this week while dealing with multiple injuries.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, JuJu is working through a knee injury on top of his concussion from the Thursday Night game against the Browns.
"On the same play he suffered a concussion against the Browns, Steelers' WR JuJu Smith-Schuster also injured his knee and now Pittsburgh is uncertain whether he will be able to play Sunday at Cincinnati, per league sources. Steelers WR Diontae Johnson also nursing a concussion."
On the same play he suffered a concussion against the Browns, Steelers' WR JuJu Smith-Schuster also injured his knee and now Pittsburgh is uncertain whether he will be able to play Sunday at Cincinnati, per league sources.
Steelers WR Diontae Johnson also nursing a concussion.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 18, 2019
Our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are reporting that Smith-Schuster is not expected to play against Cincinnati.
In addition to a concussion, JuJu Smith-Schuster injured his knee on same play in Cleveland and not expected to play in Cincy, per source.
— Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) November 18, 2019
Meanwhile, it is reported that running back James Conner's shoulder injury is not any worse than it has been in the past few weeks. He left the game against the Browns with the same AC Joint sprain.
"#Steelers RB James Conner's AC joint injury isn't worse than it's been after he left last week's game against the #Browns, source said. Good news overall, but status for Sunday's game against the #Bengals is up in the air. Timeline all depends on how he feels."
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 18, 2019
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