Christmas comes early for Steelers fans following latest news ahead of Chiefs game

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been without arguably their best offensive player for three straight games.  Set to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs for the entire world to see on Christmas Day, it looks like that may come to end.  Here is everything we learned about George Pickens and everyone else on the Steelers […]

Rob Gregson NFL News Writer
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Dec 1, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens (14) celebrates his touchdown catch with quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have been without arguably their best offensive player for three straight games. 

Set to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs for the entire world to see on Christmas Day, it looks like that may come to end. 

Here is everything we learned about George Pickens and everyone else on the Steelers injury report:


Steelers Week 17 Injury Report (Mon)

George Pickens made his first return to practice as a full participant after missing three games. The Steelers have gone 1-2 over that stretch, with their lone win coming against the Cleveland Browns. 

"I did not," said Tomlin when asked if he encamped Pickens missing this much time wifh injury. "From a health standpoint, I’ll outline some things. Some guys that didn't play yesterday who have a real chance this week [are] Justin Fields, DeShon Elliott, Donte Jackson, George Pickens, and Larry Ogunjobi – all have an opportunity to play this week…

"…But again, we'll see where the week leads us from their inclusion. The two guys that didn't finish yesterday's game, Joey Porter with a kneeand Ben Skowronek with a hip, their availability remains questionable. I just don't have a lot of new information on those guys, given that we just played last night, and we're still in the process of assessing the state of some of those things. But anybody that didn't makeit out of the stadium yesterday on a four-day turnaround is probably going to have a difficult time showing for this one."

And it looks that way as Joey Porter Jr. has not participated for two days in a row and is likely out against Kansas City, as is first quarter of Baltimore Ravens game star Ben Skowronek.