The Pittsburgh Steelers have reported their four protected practice squad players for Week 5 and the list matches the one they had in Week 3.
The Steelers Week 5 protected practice squad players are wide receiver Deon Cain, outside linebacker Jayrone Elliott, defensive end Henry Mondeaux, and running back Wendell Smallwood.
The list of four players isn’t a huge surprise as Mondeaux and Smallwood have been protected every week so far this season by the Steelers. Cain and Elliot have both been on the protected list a few times already this season.
Interesting enough, Steelers running back Trey Edmunds was not one of the four protected practice squad players this week and that might be a small sign that fullback Derek Watt (hamstring) might be healthy enough to play on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.