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USA TODAY Sports Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said earlier this week he wasn’t concerned about Ben Roethlisberger missing practice. Roethlisberger isn’t either but did call it a “way different” week. The Steelers activated Roethlisberger from the COVID-19 reserve list Saturday. The quarterback...

Getty Images Bengals receiver John Ross will not play Sunday against the Steelers. Ross injured his foot during practice this week and could miss multiple games with his injury, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. The report initially said Ross hurt his foot playing defense on the scout team...

Getty Images The Bengals made several roster moves Saturday. They activated defensive end Sam Hubbard from injured reserve. Hubbard returned to practice this week. Hubbard went on injured reserve Oct. 15 with an elbow injury after being hurt in the team’s 27-3 loss to the Ravens in Week 5...

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers made it through nearly nine weeks of the regular season with no COVID-related issues. Things have definitely changed. On the same day that four players who landed on the COVID-19 reserve list due to proximity to tight end Vance McDonald returned to the...

Getty Images The Bengals downgraded running back Joe Mixon to out for Sunday’s game against the Steelers. It is not a surprise given Mixon was doubtful on Friday’s status report. He did not practice this week. Mixon will miss his third consecutive game with a foot injury. The Bengals did not...

Getty Images Free-agent running back Mark Walton, who last played for the Dolphins on November 3, 2019, won’t play for anyone for the rest of the 2020 season. On Friday, the league suspended Walton for the next eight weeks. A fourth-round pick of the Bengals in 2018, Walton was arrested three...

Getty Images Week 10 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Colts and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hasn’t practiced at all this week, but the team is not concerned about the effectiveness of the offense on Sunday against the Bengals. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said today that the Steelers are expecting to be able to activate...

Getty Images The Bengals didn’t get running back Joe Mixon back on the practice field this week and it doesn’t look like they’ll be getting him back in the lineup on Sunday either. Mixon has missed the last two games with a foot injury and head coach Zac Taylor said on Friday that he is...

Getty Images The Bengals won’t have defensive tackle Geno Atkins (personal reasons) or cornerback LeShaun Sims (concussion) for Sunday’s game. They probably won’t have running back Joe Mixon, who is doubtful with a foot injury. The team also announced Friday afternoon that receivers coach Bob...

Getty Images Bengals running back Joe Mixon could be missing his third straight game. The fourth-year tailback, who got a contract extension not long before the regular season began, has a foot injury that caused him to miss the Week Seven loss to the Browns and the Week Eight upset of the...

Getty Images If Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tests negative through Friday, he’ll be able to return to the team on Saturday. And on Saturday the Steelers will help Roethlisberger make up for lost time. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told FOX’s Jay Glazer that the Steelers will have...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is on the reserve/COVID-19 list as a result of close contact with tight end Vance McDonald before McDonald’s positive test, so he won’t be practicing with the team ahead of Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Roethlisberger can receive...

Getty Images Running back Joe Mixon missed two games before the Bengals’ bye week and the extended time off has not led to a full return to practice on Wednesday. Mixon has been dealing with a foot injury and Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said on Wednesday that he’s pleased with the progress...

Getty Images The Bengals have their defensive backs out of the team facility after a practice squad player tested positive for COVID-19. The team’s roster move has provided more information. The Bengals announced they placed practice squad cornerback Winston Rose on the COVID-19 reserve list...

Getty Images Takk McKinley has his new home. McKinley, the pass rusher who grew disgruntled in Atlanta and was placed on waivers yesterday, was claimed by the Bengals today. McKinley is in the fourth and final year of his rookie contract, so this is just a short-term rental for the Bengals...

Getty Images Pass rusher Takk McKinley was the 26th overall choice in 2017, selected four picks before the Steelers took T.J. Watt. The Falcons weren’t the only team that gave McKinley a high grade coming out of UCLA. He also has only $875,000 left on his rookie contract for the remainder of...

Getty Images The Bengals have another player headed for the reserve/COVID-19 list and the team’s defensive backs were out of the building on Wednesday morning as a result. NFL Media reports that a player on the Bengals practice squad has tested positive for COVID-19. The team decided to have...

USA TODAY Sports An interesting question has emerged given the placement of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the COVID-19 reserve list. Given that he also has not one but two injured knees, can he go to the facility for treatment on his injuries? According to the league...

Getty Images The Steelers placed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday because he was a high-risk close contact of tight end Vance McDonald and that means he’ll be out of practice all week. Roethlisberger will be cleared in time to face the Bengals as long as he...