I really wasn’t sure if it was ever going to happen, but the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday finally decided to allow fourth-year wide receiver Eli Rogers to practice, which officially starts his 21-day practice clock. At the end of that time, the team has to decide to either activate him from the Physically Unable to Perform List to the 53-man roster, place him on injured reserve, or release him.
But I feel confident in saying that the team would not have bothered to start him practicing if they did not intend to activate him in time.