Steelers' Rookie Roman Wilson Suffers Another Setback In Practice

Wilson missed most of training camp and all of preseason due to a sprained ankle at the end of July. Due to the lack of practice and playing time, the Steelers have opted to keep Wilson as a healthy scratch for many weeks as they get him in football shape. After seeing his first game action, it seemed like he would start getting more snaps and even some looks in the passing game. 

Steelers Need Wilson To Develop Quickly

The Steelers are running out of trade options after Davante Adams was shipped off to the New York Jets. If they can't snag a true starting-caliber receiver before the deadline, Wilson will have to step up and compete to be the Steelers' WR2 behind George Pickens. It's getting very dire at that position, and it doesn't even matter which quarterback starts for the Steelers. 

Van Jefferson was not expected to be a great starting receiver, but he has yet to be a true factor in the offense. He has just been a 1:1 replacement of Allen Robinson II, who was a "starting" receiver for the Steelers despite not putting up numbers to justify it. Even for Offensive Coordinator Arthur Smith's many multi-tight end formations, the receiving room has underachieved greatly, even for their standards. 

It's sad that the Steelers are at the point where losing a rookie with five whole snaps is considered devastating, but that's the state of the team at this point. Luckily, he was still a limited participant in practice, but who knows how quickly he recovers from that? Will he get a chance to get more snaps in Week 7, or will it be another month before he gets a helmet again?