After it was disclosed that wide receiver George Pickens had a grade 2 hamstring strain during practice late last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers may be without him for several games. This injury has plagued several Steelers players this season, including Cory Trice, Nick Herbig, and Justin Fields.
These injuries have a very broad range of results; Fields missed only one game, Herbig missed four, and Trice missed eight. This is usually a two-week injury, according to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Gerry Dulac. The team does not anticipate Pickens playing in Philadelphia, but he may make a comeback after that.
His hamstring ailment is grade 2, which usually lasts two weeks. On WDVE Radio, Dulac stated, “I don’t think they expect him to play in Philadelphia either.”
For the Steelers, losing Pickens during their most trying time of the season is a devastating blow. They scored 27 points against the Cleveland Browns without him, but on Sunday they will play the Eagles, who have the best defense in the NFL, maybe without their best wide receiver.
Pickens’ recuperation time will be on the shorter side if Pittsburgh wins some of these games, but the Steelers will probably prioritize getting Pickens healthy and prepared for the postseason over all else.
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