As reported by ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, Steeler’s head coach Mike McCarthy stated on Thursday, “It’s the same foot, so it’s going to be a multiple-week injury”. Michael Pittman was reported to be dealing with a foot injury since Week 1 and was spotted at Wednesday’s practice using a scooter to keep weight off his injured foot.
This news spells opportunity for all the Steeler’s pass catchers as go into a Week 5 home-game versus the Colts, seeded at third-place in the AFC North. Subscribers to the Podfather’s weekly FAAB guidance know that fellow Steelers wide out Roman Wilson, has been on the up and up. Wilson is coming off two consecutive games recording a receiving touchdown, has been a steady option for Rodgers, collecting six targets in each game so far, giving him a 24% target rate, while averaging 92 air yards per game this season.