As the Pittsburgh Steelers inch closer to the end of training camp for 2018, the list of injured players sitting out practice continues to grow. When naming the players who were held out training on Monday, it might just be simpler to highlight the ones who were able to participate instead. For local beat writer Dale Lolley, one tweet hardly continatined enough characters to list all the players absent from practice. TJ Watt, James Conner, Stevan Ridley, Marcus Allen, Xavier Grimble, Ben Roethlisberger, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Bud Dupree not practicing today. #Steelers #dkps — Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 13, 2018 Others not practicing include BJ Finney, Stephon Tuitt and Vance McDonald. #Steelers #dkps — Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 13, 2018 Add Anthony Chickillo to the list of those not practicing today. #Steelers #dkps — Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 13, 2018 With the Steelers set to face the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, there is a very good chance that a number of the players held out of training over the past few days will miss the game at Lambeau Field. Although Ben Roethlisberger was among the names on the sidelines on Tuesday, his absence was merely the consequence of a veteran rest day, while Stephon Tuitt was excused practice because on an illness. Perhaps the biggest injury news of the day was created by beat writer Ed Bouchette from The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Despite numerous reports to the contrary from multiple other local reporters at practice, Bouchette chose to share an inaccurate report about the health of Antonio Brown, one that quickly drew the ire of the Steelers’ star wide receiver. Bro seriously have some respect you making shit up clown https://t.co/SxgHHee7KV — Antonio Brown (@AB84) August 13, 2018 Brown looked less than happy when talking to Bouchette on the sideline just moments after he had become aware of the tweet the reporter had written about him, and went out of his way to show how misleading this “inside information” really was. We done caught him lying pic.twitter.com/3hORRXth0Y — theOvision. . AuRA ™ (@Truth_305) August 13, 2018 Antonio Brown does not appear to be favoring his quad or anything on the sideline. He had been sitting on his helmet, now up and walking around fine. #Steelers #dkps — Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 13, 2018 While Mike Tomlin did not address any specific injury concerns at the end of practice, he did acknowledge to reporters that Brown had not suffered any sort of set back or new injury at practice on Monday.<doc-sep>The Pittsburgh Steelers will break camp on August 15th and, with only three days of practice remaining, it looks increasingly unlikely the team will see all of their injured players return to action before training camp ends. Several notable names were unable to practice on Sunday, with T.J. Watt (hamstring), Vance McDonald (foot), Sean Davis (groin), Xavier Grimble (thumb) and Marcus Allen (unknown) all reportedly sitting out the day. Doesn’t look like Xavier Grimble or Vance McDonald are practicing today. #Steelers #dkps — Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 12, 2018 Among those not practicing are safeties Sean Davis (groin) and Marcus Allen who did not finish practice Saturday — Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 12, 2018 Watt and McDonald were last seen on the field on July 29 and both have missed every day of practice since. While onlookers seem to believe Watt is making progress in his recovery, very little has been heard about the condition of McDonald for sometime. Given his injury history and consistently limited availability, it would be fair to question how much value he offers the Steelers if he is perpetually sidelined. T.J. Watt peels off away from pack after stretch and agility drills. Looks like he will be with conditioning coordinator Garret Giemont for another day. — Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 12, 2018 Not all the injury news was bad, however, with both Maurkice Pouncey and Marcus Gilbert back at work. B.J. Finney was also able to return in a partial capacity. Pouncey and Gilbert are back at practice for the Steelers — Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 12, 2018 B.J. Finney is back practicing just three days after sustaining a quad contusion. — Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 12, 2018 New injury concerns at camp centered around Stevan Ridley and James Conner, with both running backs seen dealing with potential issues on Sunday. Looks like Stevan Ridley dealing with some kind of minor injury. Walking with a bit of a limp. #Steelers #dkps — Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 12, 2018 James Conner pulled from practice after irritating a groin muscle. — James C Wexell (@jimwexell) August 12, 2018 As usual, Mike Tomlin had little to share about the status of McDonald or any of the other players missing the day with injuries when he addressed the media at the end of practice.<doc-sep>The Pittsburgh Steelers were missing some some key names due to injury when they faced the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night, but it appears they might have managed to leave Lincoln Financial Field largely unscathed after their first preseason game of the year. Although he was able to leave under his own power, guard B.J. Finney was the most notable player forced from the field prematurely when he left the game late in the second quarter, and he was seen receiving treatment on the sideline as the first half ended. While Finney did not return after the break, Mike Tomlin would describe the injury as “not significant” when he headed to the locker room at halftime. Speaking to the media after the game, Tomlin would characterize Finney’s injury as a quad contusion, based on the initial evaluation by the medical staff, but had no more information to share about the extent of the injury. #LIVE: Postgame press conferences following our preseason win vs. the Eagles. https://t.co/peJttgQoUE — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 10, 2018 Finney appears to be the only name worth mention in the immediate aftermath of the game, but his extended absence would be problematic for a team already missing injured starter Ramon Foster and it can only be hoped he will not be out too long. While not expected to miss the game against the Eagles, those of you with a keen eye might have noticed that Marcus Gilbert was not in Philadelphia on Thursday night, an absence explained by Tomlin during his post-match press conference when he shared the news that Gilbert had been excused due to the birth of a child.<doc-sep>
The Pittsburgh Steelers have less than a week of camp remaining and were back at practice on Saturday for the first time their since preseason win over the Philadelphia Eagles. While several key starters were unable to play on Thursday, it would appear that the extra days off have been beneficial for the team’s most significant injured player. For the first time in over a week after suffering a quad injury, Antonio Brown was back in pads as a full participant, showing little sign of the injured that had sidelined him. Antonio Brown has been a full practice participant so far today. — Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 11, 2018 AB back in full. Here’s Brown in individuals, and he was awfully chirpy once he started winning one-on-ones. “You ain’t stick me since we been here,” Brown told Artie Burns. pic.twitter.com/RimXI8etas — Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) August 11, 2018 Brown even had time to pass on some recovery tips to T.J. Watt (hamstring), one of several names who were held out of practice. Antonio Brown is on the sideline between plays giving Watt tips on how to work his hamstring. #Steelers #dkps — Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 11, 2018 Vance McDonald (foot) and Bud Dupree (concussion) were held out once again, but it is worth noting that Dupree also just announced the birth of a child on Saturday afternoon. After suffering a quad contusion against the Eagles, B.J. Finney was always expected to miss some time on the practice field, but it was something of a surprise to note both Sean Davis (groin) and Xavier Grimble (thumb) spent the day on the sideline as well. Davis, McDonald, Dupree, Watt, Finney, Grimble all did not practice today. Marcus Allen just left early. We’ll hear from Tomlin in a bit. #Steelers — Josh Rowntree (@JRown32) August 11, 2018 B.J. Finney walked with slight limp as he entered cafeteria. He did not have his leg wrapped which is a good sign regarding his quad contusion injury. — Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 11, 2018 Xavier Grimble not practicing today. Has a cast/brace on his right wrist. #Steelers #dkps — Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 11, 2018 When addressing the media at the end of the day, Mike Tomlin appeared upbeat about the status of Finney, suggesting his absence “shouldn't be a lengthy period of time”, but had nothing to share about a timescale for the return of players like Watt or Dupree.