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Eli Rogers tore his ACL during final drive against Jaguars

The Steelers could begin their 2018 season without slot receiver Eli Rogers, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee on the final drive Sunday during the divisional-round loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Rogers, who signed a three-year contract as an undrafted rookie in 2015, will be a restricted free agent in the offseason.

He had just 18 catches for 149 yards and one touchdown in 14 games in 2017. His role was reduced with the emergence of rookie JuJu Smith-Schuster, though he had five catches for 42 yards in the 45-42 loss to the Jaguars.