T.J. Watt won't be playing in the Steelers' home opener. But, everyone else in question will be suiting up.
Most notably, Najee Harris has been given the 'all clear' for Sunday's home opener against the Patriots after injuring his left foot in last week's overtime win over the Bengals.
The Steelers' star back left the game late in the fourth quarter in visible pain and was shortly ruled out of the game by the team.
It didn't take long for Harris to play down the injury. In a Tuesday morning interview with Adam Schein on "Schein on Sports" on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Radio, he told Schein, "I'll be back at practice this week, and I will be playing this weekend."
Harris was initially a limited participant in practice Wednesday, then he was listed as a full participant both Thursday and Friday.
During Friday's practice, it didn't seem like Harris' foot was bothering him whatsoever:
Najee Harris at #Steelers practice on Friday pic.twitter.com/qJIoGkCjze
— Chris Halicke (@ChrisHalicke) September 16, 2022
In addition to Harris, everyone else who was on this week's initial injury report were full participants and will be available to play Sunday: Levi Wallace (ankle), Robert Spillane (eye), Mason Cole (ankle), Cam Heyward (non-injury/rest).
On the Patriots' side, QB Mac Jones was initially on the injury report after suffering a back injury in New England's Week 1 loss to the Dolphins, then missed Thursday's practice due to an illness. However, Jones was a full participant in Friday's practice and is expected to start Sunday.
