According to Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, running back James Conner and JuJu Smith-Schuster are both still on the mend from their respective injuries. Conner continues to work his shoulder injury and Smith-Schuster is trying to come back from a knee injury.
Based on Tomlin’s comments, both guys are a long way from coming back but what was more troubling is Tomlin’s assertion that Conner is probably closer to getting on the field than Smith-Schuster is.
When the Steelers lost Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell this offseason, Smith-Schuster and Conner were supposed to be the guys to replace them. But it seems down the stretch it’s going to be James Washington and Benny Snell Jr., with Devlin Hodges and not Ben Roethlisberger leading this team on a playoff run.
With games coming up against the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens among the final four, you can bet the coaches will be cautious with their two top offensive stars.
