The run game for the Pittsburgh Steelers might get a boost this week. As the team prepares to take on the Cincinnati Bengals the team welcomes the return of running back Benny Snell Jr. to practice. Snell has missed the last three games with a knee injury.
Head coach Mike Tomlin offered nothing definitive about Snell’s return for the game this week but it is promising just to get Snell back on the field. Pittsburgh is almost certainly going to be without James Conner yet again and unfortunately, Jaylen Samuels hasn’t much as the team’s primary back.
One thing the Steelers have missed with Conner ailing has been a physical element to the run game. If Snell is healthy he would provide that sort of presence. However, at this point I don’t go into the week with any level of confidence the run game will be ready to go. He not only has to show he’s healthy but Snell has a month of rust to knock off in terms of readiness.
