Cornerback Artie Burns suffered what is being described as a knee injury during practice Wednesday for the Steelers as they prepared to play the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday in an AFC Divisional Playoff game.
To make matters worse, defensive end Stephon Tuitt's arm was in a sling following practice.
So much for being healthy coming out of the bye week.
The Steelers officially listed Burns and Tuitt as limited in the practice session. If Burns cannot play, rookie Cameron Sutton would be in line to start, while veteran defensive lineman Tyson Alualu, a former first-round draft pick of the Jaguars, would start against his former team in place of Tuitt..
That was the bad news; the good was that receiver Antonio Brown was listed as a full participant in the practice as he attempts to come back from a calf injury that sidelined him the final two games of the regular season.
Guard B.J. Finney (thigh), who was hurt in the Cleveland game, was also listed as a limited participant. Tuitt's injury is a new one.
For Jacksonville, three key players did not practice on Wednesday, including two starting linebackers. Middle linebacker Paul Posluszny (abdomen) and speedy outside linebacker Telvin Smith (ankle) and nickel corner Aaron Colvin (illness) did not practice Wednesday.
A number of players were listed as limited in practice, including cornerback Jalen Ramsey (Achilles' tendon), fullback Tommy Bohanon (knee), linebacker Blair Brown (ankle), receiver Jaydon Mickens (hamstring), tight end Marcedes Lewis (ankle) and defensive tackle Abry Jones (ankle).
Quarterback Blake Bortles (right wrist) was listed on the report but was a full participant.
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