{"id":647139,"date":"2026-01-02T03:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T03:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/647139\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T03:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T03:37:11","slug":"steelers-starter-dealing-with-illness-ahead-of-ravens-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/647139\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers starter dealing with illness ahead of Ravens game"},"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\">Pittsburgh Steelers starting cornerback James Pierre (calf) was limited on Wednesday but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelers.com\/news\/week-18-injury-report-ravens-x9101\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">did not practice<\/a> on Thursday due to an undisclosed illness. It\u2019s unclear if Pierre\u2019s illness will keep him out of Sunday night\u2019s winner-take-all Week 18 game against the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pierre missed his third straight game this past Sunday with a calf injury he suffered against the Ravens in Week 14. Pierre was limited on Wednesday and Thursday last week before taking a step back and not practicing on Friday. Asante Samuel Jr. has replaced Pierre at outside cornerback since his injury. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pierre, 29, has been one of the biggest surprises of the season for the Steelers. Considered an afterthought as a cornerback after playing mostly special teams over his first five seasons, he filled in for in juries on the outside, and played well enough for the Steelers to choose to release Darius Slay to keep playing Pierre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-starter-dealing-with-illness-ahead-of-ravens-game\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-starter-dealing-with-illness-ahead-of-ravens-game\/\">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\">\u00a92026 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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