Pittsburgh Steelers right guard James Daniels returned to practice on Tuesday after missing two weeks with a groin injury. Daniels was injured in the team’s Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, though he was able to finish that game.
He then missed all of the next two weeks of practice and each of the team’s next two games, with Nate Herbig replacing him at right guard. In the Steelers’ only practice scheduled for this week, Daniels was able to return in some capacity, as seen in this video. The Steelers are not required to release injury reports with full or limited designations during their bye week practices.
Elsewhere on the practice field, defensive tackle Cam Heyward and wide receiver Diontae Johnson were running under the watchful eye of head coach Mike Tomlin and the training staff. Johnson, who is dealing with a left hamstring injury, said that he will return when the Steelers get back to action in Week 7 against the Los Angeles Rams.
Heyward is expected to miss more time with his injury. He was thought to need eight weeks to recover after his Week 1 injury and ensuing core muscle surgery, but said he feels like he will return sooner than that timeframe.
STEELERS INJURY REPORT
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Roster Status |
| DE DeMarvin Leal | Concussion | Oct. 1 | Unknown | Active |
| TE Pat Freiermuth | Hamstring | Oct. 1 | Multiple weeks | Active |
| LT Dan Moore Jr. | Right knee sprain | Oct. 1 | Week to week | Active |
| RG James Daniels | Groin | Sept. 24 | Day to day | Active |
| P Pressley Harvin III | Right Hamstring | Sept. 24 | Day to day | Active |
| RB Anthony McFarland | Knee | Sept. 13 | Day to day | Injured reserve – (Wk. 6) |
| WR Diontae Johnson | Left hamstring | Sept. 10 | Day to day | Injured reserve – (Wk. 6) |
| DT Cam Heyward | Core muscle surgery | Sept. 10 | Multiple weeks | Injured reserve – (Wk. 6) |
| DB Josiah Scott | Undisclosed | Sept. 13 | Undisclosed | Practice squad IR |
| LB Chapelle Russell II | Knee | Aug. 11 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| CB Cory Trice | Right ACL tear | Aug. 1 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| RB Alfonzo Graham | Torn right labrum | July 29 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| DT Renell Wren | Torn right Achilles tendon | May 17 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
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