Beleaguered Steelers Rookie Suffers another Injury

It’s continuing to be an injury-plagued rookie season for Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Roman Wilson, who popped up on the team’s injury report on Thursday with his second ailment of the 2024 season.

Wilson was limited in practice on Thursday after suffering a hamstring injury early in practice. Wilson said it’s not a major injury and appeared to be getting around just fine after practice. It remains to be seen whether or not it will impact his status for this Sunday’s game against the New York Jets.

Wilson had just made his NFL debut last Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, playing in five snaps of offense without a target. Wilson had suffered a high ankle sprain on the first week of training camp that cost him all of the rest of camp, the entire preseason and most of the start of the regular season.

Even when he retuned from the injury list, Wilson was a healthy scratch for a few games before making his limited debut against the Raiders. Head coach Mike Tomlin had little to say about the minimalist debut.

“That’s how I would assess it. Limited,” he said.

The Steelers have just five healthy wide receivers on their active roster. They have dressed four receivers multiple times this season. If Wilson is unable to play and they would like to dress five, Brandon Johnson is the most likely candidate to be elevated from the practice squad. He’s played one game this season and has one catch for nine yards.