After entering the NFL’s concussion protocol last Friday following the loss to the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football, Pittsburgh Steelers’ outside linebacker Alex Highsmith has exited the protocol ahead of the Week 15 matchup on the road against the Indianapolis Colts, as tweeted by PR spokesman Burt Lauten.
#Steelers LB Alex Highsmith has now been cleared by an independent neurological consultant and is no longer in the concussion protocol. His game status designation (originally listed as questionable) has changed and is expected to play on Saturday vs. the #Colts.
— Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) December 14, 2023
Though he had a questionable game status for Saturday, Lauten tweeted that Highsmith’s status has changed and he is expected to play.