The Saturday injury report for the Pittsburgh Steelers is now out as they prepare to take on the Kansas City Chiefs Monday night at Heinz Field. As expected, safety Troy Polamalu (calf), tackle Marcus Gilbert (ankle), wide receiver Antonio Brown (ankle), and linebacker Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring) have all been ruled out for the game. Running back Rashard Mendenhall (Achilles) is listed as doubtful on the final injury report of the week and running back Isaac Redman announced on Saturday that he will get the start Monday night. Running back Jonathan Dwyer (quad) and running back Chris Read more [...]

The Friday injury report for the Kansas City Chiefs is now out as they continue to prepare to play the Pittsburgh Steelers Monday night at Heinz Field. Guard Jeff Allen (head), cornerback Javier Arenas (head), running back Jamaal Charles (neck), wide receiver Terrance Copper (calf), running back Nate Eachus (head), and wide receiver Devon Wylie (hamstring) all practiced fully for a second consecutive day on Friday and all should be good to go by game-time Monday night. Tackle Branden Albert (back) was limited once again on Friday, while quarterback Brady Quinn (head) and defensive end Glenn Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey practiced fully for a second consecutive day on Friday after injuring his ribs Sunday in the win over the New York Giants. Rainey, who said on Thursday that he cracked a rib when he was tackled during a third quarter kickoff return, talked to the media again on Friday to talk about how he feels currently. "Taking it day by day," Rainey said, when asked how he is feeling. "It feels better every day. I'm just waiting, so, see what happens for the gametime." Rainey was asked if that type of rib injury is painful even when he laughs. "Oh, it Read more [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were back on the practice field on Friday in preparation for their Monday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs and the injury report for the day is now out. Running backs Jonathan Dwyer (quad) and Chris Rainey (rib) were able to practice for a second straight day and both appear to be on course to play against the Chiefs. Dwyer sat out last week against the New York Giants with a quad injury suffered late in the game against the Washington Redskins, while Rainey suffered his rib injury in the second half of the game this past Sunday against the Giants when he was Read more [...]

The Thursday injury report for the Kansas City Chiefs is now out as the prepare to play the Pittsburgh Steelers Monday night at Heinz Field. Guard Jeff Allen (head), cornerback Javier Arenas (head), running back Jamaal Charles (neck), wide receiver Terrance Copper (calf), running back Nate Eachus (head), and wide receiver Devon Wylie (hamstring) all practiced fully on Thursday. Tackle Branden Albert (back) was limited on Thursday, while quarterback Brady Quinn (head) and defensive end Glenn Dorsey (calf) both sat out practice. Albert is expected to play Monday night while both Quinn and Read more [...]

The Thursday injury report for the Pittsburgh Steelers has already been released and it shows that running back Chris Rainey practiced fully. According to Mike Bires of the Beaver County Times on Twitter, Rainey says that he suffered a cracked rib in the game against the New York Giants, but that he intends on playing Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs. https://twitter.com/mikebires/status/266640440562958337 Rainey injured the rib when he was tackled on a kickoff return by Adrian Tracy with under two minutes left to go in the third quarter. Rainey seemed fine after the hit but later Read more [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have wrapped up their Thursday practice in preparation for their Monday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The first official practice injury report for the week is now out and it shows that running back Jonathan Dwyer (quad), running back Chris Rainey (rib), and kicker Shaun Suisham (ankle) all practiced fully. This is great news for Rainey after he suffered a rib injury in the game Sunday against the New York Giants. Tackle Marcus Gilbert (ankle) and running back Rashard Mendenhall (achilles) were both limited on Thursday. This was the first practice back Read more [...]

Could the Pittsburgh Steelers possibly get safety Troy Polamalu back for the Week 11 game against the Baltimore Ravens? Judging by the Tuesday comments made by head coach Mike Tomlin during his weekly press conference, that indeed seems like a possibility. Not only could we possibly see Polamalu back in a uniform for the Ravens game, but right tackle Marcus Gilbert as well. "I think it will be another week with Marcus Gilbert and Troy," Tomlin said Tuesday. "I think they'll both participate in a limited capacity, but less optimistic about them (this week). Polamalu has missed the last Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his regular Tuesday press conference to talk about the win Sunday over the New York Giants and the upcoming Monday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Tomlin updated the injuries heading into the week and said wide receiver Antonio Brown (ankle) has an ankle sprain which leaves his participation this week very much in doubt. Tomlin did not rule out a roster move later on in the week as a result and added that they will see where the week takes them in regard to Brown. They will leave the door ajar for him just the same Running back Rashard Read more [...]

Depending on how severe the injuries are to wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Chris Rainey, the Pittsburgh Steelers might be forced to make a roster move later on in the week. The team dresses four wide receivers on a weekly basis with Rainey serving as an emergency fifth, so you can see the dilemma that the coaching staff might be facing Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs should both Brown and Rainey ultimately be ruled out for the game. Rainey suffered an injury to his ribs of sorts, while Brown suffered a left ankle sprain that head coach Mike Tomlin termed as being Read more [...]

Rumors circulated that Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey suffered a punctured lung and a broken rib in the win Sunday over the New York Giants, but those rumors proved to be false as the rookie flew back on the plane with the team according to Alby Oxenreiter on Twitter. https://twitter.com/albyox/status/265273650528256000 Rainey would not have been allowed to fly home if either of those two things had happened. Head coach Mike Tomlin talked about the injuries suffered in the game during his post game press conference. "Chris Rainey has rib or rib cartilage of some kind," said Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media for his post game press conference following the 24-20 win Sunday over the New York Giants at MetLife stadium. Tomlin said the team overcame a lot of adversity today. As far as injuries suffered in the game , Tomlin said linebacker Adrian Robinson (quad) suffered a quad injury and running back Chris Rainey (ribs or rib/cartilage) suffered a rib injury of some kind. It should be noted that Rainey was in a ton of pain before being taken to the locker room and they had a tough time even getting his shoulder pads off of him. Wide receiver Read more [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers might be banged up at the running back position, but the New York Giants are just as banged up at their linebacker position. The Giants Friday injury report is now out and it shows linebacker Chase Blackburn (hamstring) and linebacker Jacquian Williams (knee) as both being out for the game Sunday. With Blackburn out, Boston College product Mark Herzlich is expected to start at middle linebacker in his place. The injuries at linebacker do not stop there for the Giants as strong-side linebacker Keith Rivers (calf) is also listed as doubtful for the game in addition. Read more [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their final practice on Friday in preparation for their Sunday game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. The final injury report for the week is now out, and as expected, safety Troy Polamalu (calf), tackle Marcus Gilbert (ankle), and linebacker Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring) have all been officially ruled out for the game Sunday. Linebacker LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) practice on Friday and told the media that he plans on starting Sunday after sitting out on Wednesday and Thursday. The news is not so good for running back Jonathan Dwyer (quad) Read more [...]

Mark Kaboly of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports on Friday that no one expects to see Pittsburgh Steelers rookie guard David DeCastro in uniform any time soon and that there is some question as to whether or not he will play at all this season. According to Kaboly, offensive line coach Sean Kugler didn’t sound as confident last week as he did back in August when DeCastro severly injured his right knee in the preseason game against the Buffalo Bills. “It is all on his timetable,” Kugler told Kaboly last week. “He had a pretty significant knee injury …” The Steelers placed Read more [...]

The Thursday injury report for the New York Giants is now out as they prepare to host the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Linebacker Chase Blackburn (hamstring), linebacker Jacquian Williams (knee), and tight end Bear Pascoe (ankle) remain sidelined for a second straight day. All three were spotted working on the side by the media. Center David Baas (ankle, elbow), running back Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), safety Kenny Phillips (knee), linebacker Keith Rivers (calf), and safety Antrel Rolle (concussion) were all limited on Thursday. All had sat out on Wednesday except for Philips, Read more [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers resumed practice on Thursday as they prepare to take on the New York Giants Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The Thursday injury report is now out and it shows that linebacker LaMarr Woodley (hamstring), linebacker Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring) and running back Baron Batch (shin) did not practice. The status of Woodley heading into the weekend now appears to be in doubt after reinjuring his hamstring in the win Sunday over the Washington Redskins. Sylvester was termed as highly questionable by head coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday. Running back Isaac Redman (ankle), safety Read more [...]

The Wednesday injury report for the New York Giants is now out as they prepare to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Center David Baas (ankle/elbow), linebacker Chase Blackburn (hamstring), running back Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), tight end Bear Pascoe (ankle), linebacker Keith Rivers (calf), safety Antrel Rolle (concussion), and linebacker Jacquian Williams (knee) all sat out on Wednesday. Rolle must go through the concussion protocol before practicing and Blackburn could be considered very questionable at this point. Defensive tackle Rocky Bernard (quadriceps) and Read more [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were back on the practice field Wednesday as they prepare to take on the New York Giants Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The first injury report of the week is now out, and as expected, safety Troy Polamalu (calf) and tackle Marcus Gilbert (ankle), and linebacker Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring) did not practice. Both Polamalu and Gilbert have already been ruled out this week, while Sylvester is highly questionable, according to head coach Mike Tomlin. Running back Jonathan Dwyer (quad) and linebacker LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) also did not practice on Wednesday, but Dwyer Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media on Tuesday for his weekly press conference to talk about the win Sunday over the Washington Redskins and the upcoming game against the New York Giants. Tomlin updated the injury situation in the first part of the press conference and he said safety Troy Polamalu (calf) and tackle Marcus Gilbert (ankle) will be out once again this week. Tomlin said nothing has changed with safety Ryan Clark (concussion), who suffered a concussion Sunday in the win over the Redskins. Clark will continue with the battery of test that is mandated by the Read more [...]