Wednesday’s practice was a mix of good news and bad news for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The bad news is starting running back James Conner and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster both missed the first practice of the week. The good news is Smith-Schuster has been removed from the concussion protocol so it’s only his knee keeping him out. That is good news, right?
Additionally, reserve cornerback Artie Burns missed practice with a knee and a shoulder injury limited starting left tackle Alejandro Villanueva. In his place, Chuck Okorafor took the first-team reps on the left side.
Pittsburgh is looking for some payback this week after falling to the Browns 21-7 just two weeks ago. This time the Steelers get the Browns at home and with a new starting quarterback. It’ll be Devlin Hodges running the Steelers offense this week with or without Smith-Schuster and Conner.
