Overview
- Defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said it would be great to have T.J. Watt back but cautioned that his game-day workload will not be known until Sunday.
- Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he is optimistic about Watt’s status for the winner-take-all showdown with the Ravens.
- Watt returned to practice as a limited participant and has not logged a full session as of Wednesday.
- NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Watt must complete a full practice this week to be cleared, and ESPN’s Dan Graziano said the team likely wants multiple full practices.
- If Watt is not cleared, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig are expected to lead Pittsburgh’s edge rushers against Baltimore.