If this were gameday, the Steelers might find themselves in a precarious situation on their offensive line. Fortunately for them, they will still have three more days to rest and, ideally, recover before taking on the Buccaneers in Tampa on Monday night.
But if Friday's practice participation is any indication, they could be without David DeCastro and Marcus Gilbert. Both are still out with their respective hand and hamstring injuries. And that's actually an improvement after Ramon Foster returned to practice a day earlier from his knee injury.
DeCastro and Gilbert both remain hopeful of playing in Tampa, but tomorrow's practice will be the better indication of whether or not either will play.
However, it does underscore the Steelers' alarming lack of depth along the offensive line.
"It’s tough, man, it's not ideal. It's not what you want, to have guys hurt, especially this early in the year," DeCastro was saying. "It’s one of those things where no one feels bad for us. We have to have guys step up and make plays."
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