The Pittsburgh Steelers are moving along through the 2024 NFL season and are heading back out on the road in Week 6 to face the Raiders in Las Vegas. As the Steelers took the practice field for their first official day of preparation for the Raiders, there were 10 players who did not participate while three were limited. In the first injury report of the week courtesy of the Steelers PR Department, 14 names appear on the list.

Pittsburgh Steelers Participation/Injury Report, Week 6

Wednesday, October 9

No. 3 QB Russell Wilson (Calf) – Full
No. 22 RB Najee Harris (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 23 S Damontae Kazee (Ankle) – DNP
No. 30 RB Jaylen Warren (Knee) – Limited
No. 39 S Minkah Fitzpatrick (NIR – Resting) – Limited
No. 51 LB Nick Herbig (Hamstring) – DNP
No. 56 LB Alex Highsmith (Groin) – DNP
No. 73 G Isaac Seumalo (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 81 TE MyCole Pruitt (Knee) – Limited
No. 84 RB/KR Cordarrelle Patterson (Ankle) – DNP
No. 90 T.J. Watt (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 97 DT Cameron Heyward (NIR – Resting) – DNP
No. 98 DE DeMarvin Leal (Neck) – DNP
No. 99 DT Larry Ogunjobi (NIR – Resting) – DNP

In his press conference on Tuesday, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin ruled out four players for this week. Missing his third game of the season is linebacker Alex Highsmith with a groin injury, while running back Cordarrelle Patterson is set to miss his second game with an ankle injury. The other two players who were ruled out on Tuesday were injuries in-game on Sunday in Nick Herbig with a hamstring and DeMarvin Leal with a neck injury. As expected, none of these players practiced on Wednesday.

In addition to the four players who have been ruled out, Coach Tomlin also listed three players as doubtful for this Sunday’s game. Running back Jaylen Warren and tight end MyCole Pruitt have missed multiple games with their respective knee injuries and are likely to miss Week 6. Injured in pregame warm-ups on Sunday, safety Damontae Kazee is the other doubtful player with his ankle injury. On Wednesday, it was surprising to see both Warren and Pruitt participate in a limited fashion. As for Kazee, he did not participate.

After missing the first four games of the season, guard Isaac Seumalo returned to the Steelers offensive line that has been decimated by injuries. With Coach Tomlin mentioning that Seumalo may be slow-played this week in order to protect him as he returns, missing practice time does not mean he is likely to miss the game. On Wednesday, Seumalo did not participate but was designated as due to rest.

Speaking of players not participating because the coaches were giving them a day off, there were several others. Najee Harris, Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt, and Larry Ogunjobi had the day off due to rest. Minkah Fitzpatrick was listed on the report as limited due to giving him rest.

After being the third quarterback the first four games due to a calf injury, quarterback Russell Wilson is continuing to work his way back into the lineup as Justin Fields gets more preparation. But this week, Coach Tomlin said Wilson is expected to be a full participant on Wednesday and will take snaps with the second team offense. Just as coach Tomlin said, Wilson was a full participant on Wednesday with his response to the extra work being the key moving forward.

As for the Raiders injury report, it can be seen below courtesy of Steelers.com.

Las Vegas Raiders Participation/Injury Report, Week 6

Wednesday, October 9

No. 17 WR Davante Adams (Hamstring) – DNP
No. 98 DE Maxx Crosby (Ankle) – DNP
No. 5 LB Divine Deablo (Oblique) – Full
No. 45 LB Tommy Eichenberg (Hamstring) – Limited
No. 87 TE Michael Mayer (NIR – Personal) – DNP
No. 32 WR Tyrek McAllister (Shoulder) – Limited
No. 16 WR Jakobi Meyers (Ankle) – DNP
No. 74 T Kolton Miller (Knee/Shoulder) – DNP
No. 7 S Tre’von Moehrig (Knee) – Full
No. 77 T Thayer Munford Jr. (Knee/Ankle) – Limited
No. 66 G Dylan Parham (Achilles) – Limited
No. 58 G Jackson Powers-Johnson (Knee) – DNP
No. 25 CB Decamerion Richardson (Hamstring) – Limited
No. 19 WR DJ Turner (Hamstring) – Limited
No. 3 RB Zamir White (Groin) – DNP
No. 37 S Trey Taylor (Knee) – Limited

As is often the case when it comes to the injury report, it is the progression throughout the week that will give an indication to a player’s availability. For this reason, make sure you are checking back at Steel Curtain Network for Thursday’s and Friday’s injury report as well as continued coverage as the Steelers prepare for Sunday’s game against the Raiders.