The Steelers found themselves down five defensive starters in the second half of their 26-17 loss to the Raiders last Sunday.
And given the state of their injuries, they're likely to be missing some of those players again this Sunday when they host the Bengals.
But they might be getting at least one -- and possibly two -- key contributors back. According to fellow inside linebacker Joe Schobert, Devin Bush, who suffered a groin injury last Friday in preparation for the game against the Raiders, was back at practice Wednesday.
Without Bush available against the Raiders, Robert Spillane started at inside linebacker next to Schobert.