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Joe Haden - DB - Steelers

Steelers LCB Joe Haden (hamstring) is expected to return in Week 3.

Haden missed Week 2, and Pittsburgh's secondary was shredded by Patrick Mahomes for six touchdown passes. As RCB Artie Burns has also played at less than 100 percent and Haden fill-in Cameron Sutton got benched last week, Haden's return is much needed against Ryan Fitzpatrick's white-hot Bucs passing attack.
Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter
Sep 19 - 9:51 PM
Antonio Brown - WR - Steelers

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Antonio Brown was disciplined for missing a team meeting on Monday.

"He and I met yesterday for an extended period of time," said Tomlin. "I'll leave the nature of that conversation between us. There was discipline involved for his missed meeting on Monday." It's been an eventful week for Brown, who got into it with OC Randy Fichtner on the sidelines in Sunday's loss to Kansas City, then tweeted "Trade me, let's find out" in response to a Twitter troll. Brown is clearly frustrated and obviously so is Tomlin, though there's been no indication that AB will be benched for Week 3 against Tampa Bay. With Brown upset and Le'Veon Bell still MIA, Pittsburgh's locker room has seen better days.
Source: ESPN.com
Sep 19 - 7:09 PM
Le'Veon Bell - RB - Steelers

Le'Veon Bell was removed from the Steelers' active roster on the team website.

He's not currently on the active roster; that's why. He is now listed under the Reserve/Franchise Player section. Carry on.
Sep 19 - 4:19 PM
Antonio Brown - WR - Steelers

Antonio Brown returned to the team on Wednesday.

This non-story of a "story" should disappear within the week. Brown's bigger concern is a calf issue he gutted through in the second half in the Week 2 loss.
Sep 19 - 10:06 AM
Antonio Brown - WR - Steelers

Antonio Brown's agent insists his client does not want a trade and says his Monday absence was related to a "personal matter."

"I talked to the team about it," rep Drew Rosenhaus said. "His issue was unrelated to the tweet or his relationship with the team." We actually take Rosenhaus at face value that Brown does not want to be traded. His tweet was clearly just a frustrated player blowing off steam to a Twitter troll. As for Brown's Monday absence, the team has yet to say it was excused. We are not expecting any long-term consequences, but the sides' relationship is certainly looking a bit frosty right now.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 18 - 1:29 PM
Joe Haden - DB - Steelers

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin expects CB Joe Haden (hamstring) to practice this week.

Tomlin says Haden had a good rehab week despite sitting out the game against the Chiefs. Barring any setbacks, it sounds like the corner will be back this week. His return will be a boost for a struggling pass defense.
Source: Ed Bouchette on Twitter
Sep 18 - 12:30 PM
Antonio Brown - WR - Steelers

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Antonio Brown was not present on Monday.

Tomlin refused to say if the absence was excused, but it did not sound as if it was. The coach added Brown has not requested a trade despite his, "Trade me let’s find out," tweet on Monday -- reading that tweet as a trade request was always a major stretch. The coach said he hopes to meet with Brown on Tuesday to discuss the situation and the tweet. Despite all the drama, it would be shocking if Brown is not ready to face the Bucs on Monday night.
Sep 18 - 12:17 PM
Antonio Brown - WR - Steelers

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Antonio Brown did not report for meetings and film review on Monday.

Ed Bouchette and Gerry Dulac temper the report by saying they are not sure if the absence was excused, but it is still notable considering it came a day after Brown got into it with coaches on the sideline. Brown also tweeted, "Trade me let’s find out," on Monday in response to a tweet from a former Steelers employee questioning how good he would be without Ben Roethlisberger. The most likely outcome here is Brown being at practice Wednesday and suiting up Monday night, but there is a lot of smoke suggesting Brown is not happy.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sep 18 - 11:33 AM
David DeCastro - G - Steelers

Steelers RG David DeCastro (broken hand) is not sure when he will return.

DeCastro sat out Week 2, his first missed game since 2013, but coach Mike Tomlin gives him a chance to return this week. "It’s one of those things where you just try to do everything in your best power that day to heal it and you see where you are the next day and see if you can play," DeCastro said. "Ultimately, if I can do it, I’ll go. If I can’t, I can’t." B.J. Finney will continue to fill in if DeCastro cannot play Monday night in Tampa.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Sep 18 - 9:27 AM
Antonio Brown - WR - Steelers

Responding to a tweet saying Ben Roethlisberger is the reason he puts up numbers, Antonio Brown wrote, "Trade me let’s find out."

The tweet came from someone who previously handled public relations for the Steelers, so Brown is not responding to anyone with any power. Still, his emphatic response is at least notable after he was seen bickering with the coaching staff multiple times during the Week 2 loss to the Chiefs. Pittsburgh is certainly not going to trade Brown, but it seems like the receiver is unhappy with how things are going early in the season.
Source: Antonio Brown on Twitter
Sep 17 - 11:48 AM
James Washington - WR - Steelers

James Washington played 66-of-82 (80 percent) snaps Week 2 against the Chiefs.

Washington was stuck behind Justin Hunter in the season opener, but Hunter was a healthy scratch in Week 2. That allowed Washington to play a massive role in a game Ben Roethlisberger attempted 60 passes. He was inefficient with his work, catching just one of his five targets for 14 yards and a score, but the usage is promising.
Sep 17 - 9:56 AM
James Washington - WR - Steelers

James Washington caught 1-of-5 targets for 14 yards and a touchdown in the Steelers' Week 2 loss to the Chiefs.

Washington played just 11 snaps in Week 1 but was far more involved today with Justin Hunter a healthy scratch. Washington was targeted on the Steelers' first play from scrimmage and drew four looks in the first quarter, one of which was nullified by a Steelers penalty. The Steelers went away from the strategy as Washington's looks proved fruitless, though he did score a 14-yard touchdown late in the second quarter where a scrambling Ben Roethlisberger was almost entirely across the line of scrimmage. Washington is going to bust some big plays, but he's not currently re-draft relevant.
Sep 16 - 6:08 PM
Vance McDonald - TE - Steelers

Vance McDonald caught 3-of-5 targets for 26 yards in the Steelers' Week 2 loss to the Chiefs.

McDonald's biggest impact came when he was called for an illegal block in the back penalty. He got soundly out-produced by Jesse James, though both players drew five targets. Per Pro Football Focus, James out-snapped McDonald just 45-37. For now, James and McDonald are going to cancel each other out as TE2s in fantasy.
Sep 16 - 5:55 PM
Jesse James - TE - Steelers

Jesse James caught 5-of-5 targets for 138 yards and a touchdown in the Steelers' Week 2 loss to the Chiefs.

James also drew a defensive holding penalty in the end zone. The 100-yard game was the first of James' career, and came in spite of Vance McDonald making his 2018 debut. James was left completely uncovered multiple times by a Chiefs defense preoccupied with stopping Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Today won't be the last time that happens, but especially with McDonald now involved, James' big days are going to be too difficult to see coming to consider him an appealing TE2 streamer.
Sep 16 - 5:50 PM
James Conner - RB - Steelers

James Conner rushed eight times for 17 yards and a touchdown in the Steelers' Week 2 loss to the Chiefs, adding five receptions for 48 additional yards.

With the Steelers down 21-0 by the end of the first quarter, they never bothered to establish the run. Conner missed some time with an injury, but the Steelers never announced what was bothering him. Stevan Ridley ran in his place. Conner was on the field to finish the game. Provided Le'Veon Bell does not report this week, Conner will again be a usage-based RB1 for Week 3 against the Bucs.
Sep 16 - 5:19 PM

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