{"id":410405,"date":"2025-10-01T02:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T02:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/410405\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T02:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T02:28:11","slug":"mike-tomlin-explains-why-jaylen-warren-did-not-play-vs-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/410405\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tomlin explains why Jaylen Warren did not play vs. Vikings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/\">SteelersNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Following the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 24-21 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Ireland on Sunday, head coach Mike Tomlin explained why running back Jaylen Warren was inactive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Warren was dealing with a knee injury all week, and was limited in the team\u2019s practice sessions in both Pittsburgh and Dublin, Ireland. Though <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/three-steelers-questionable-for-week-4-vs-vikings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">listed as questionable<\/a>, Warren was expected to suit up, and took early warmups at Croke Park before being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelers.com\/news\/steelers-inactives-for-week-4-vs-vikings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">declared inactive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cJaylen was a pregame decision. That\u2019s why we listed him as questionable. He worked out prior to the game. We just didn\u2019t feel good enough,\u201d Tomlin said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to put him in a uniform and then he wouldn\u2019t be able to finish and then you\u2019re working a guy short. So, we worked him out, and that\u2019s where we settled. Jaylen is a tough guy. He wanted to do it. I just thought it was prudent not to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Through three games, Warren was Pittsburgh\u2019s top offensive weapon by far, leading the team in both rushing (132 yards) and receiving (142 yards) through three games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Kenneth Gainwell stepped up against Minnesota, rushing for 99 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns, averaging 5.2 yards per carry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/mike-tomlin-explains-why-jaylen-warren-did-not-play-vs-vikings\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/mike-tomlin-explains-why-jaylen-warren-did-not-play-vs-vikings\/\">Click here to read more from SteelersNOW.com.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com. 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