The Pittsburgh Steelers activated fifth-year veteran tackle Zach Banner from the Reserve/Injured List late last week after having spent the entirety of the regular season up until that point on the shelf. Despite his activation, however, he was not given a helmet for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.
Head coach Mike Tomlin was asked about Banner’s status after practice today, and whether or not his inactive status was a reflection of where he is on the depth chart, or if it was a matter of him not being quite ready to play as he works his way back onto the field from a torn ACL suffered last year.