As of this writing, the Pittsburgh Steelers are carrying seven wide receivers on their initial 53-man roster. That is going to change in the near future. But with rookie fourth-round pick Calvin Austin III back on the practice field in a helmet yesterday, it doesn’t appear that the most immediate course of action is to put him on the Reserve/Injured List.
The Memphis product suffered a foot injury on the Friday before the Steelers’ first preseason game. Since then, he had participated very little, if at all, in practice. He certainly was never back on the field by the time they left Saint Vincent College.