{"id":434639,"date":"2025-10-10T06:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/434639\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T06:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:52:13","slug":"steelers-olb-alex-highsmith-takes-step-forward-in-injury-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/434639\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith takes step forward in injury rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 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\">Alex Highsmith was a full participant in the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 practice on Thursday for the first time since suffering an ankle injury in Week 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Highsmith, who head coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday is expected to return against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday, but practiced in full on Thursday, usually the final step in a player\u2019s return from injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Wide receiver Ben Skowronek, who was limited in practice on Wednesday by an illness, was also upgraded to a full participant on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Cornerback Jalen Ramsey (hamstring) and wide receiver Calvin Austin III (shoulder) did not practice for the second straight session and appear to be trending toward missing Sunday\u2019s AFC North opener.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-olb-alex-highsmith-takes-step-forward-in-injury-return\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-olb-alex-highsmith-takes-step-forward-in-injury-return\/\">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":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com. 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