PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com.
Star wide receiver George Pickens has not yet been medically cleared to return to action, but says he felt good after participating in Monday’s walkthrough-speed Pittsburgh Steelers practice at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, and hopes to play Wednesday when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Steelers.
Pickens suffered the injury on Dec. 5, while doing some work after practice. The Steelers initially thought the injury was minor, but an MRI revealed more significant damage, causing Pickens to miss the team’s last three games.
It’s usually hard for players to return to action on a short week, and this will be one of the shortest ever for the Steelers, with their 1 p.m. Wednesday game following a 4:30 p.m. start on Sunday.
Pickens was running by himself in practice last week, and on Monday, he was out there with the rest of the wide receivers in drills.
“I feel good,” he said, but cautioned not to read too much into the practice participation. “We were just walking. It’s not like it was fully go.”
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