钢人队后防迎喜忧两重天：埃利奥特开启复出窗口 主力外接手皮特曼脚伤将缺阵数周
匹兹堡钢人队在 10 月 8 日（周四）的训练日里收到一好一坏两条消息：后防大将德肖恩·埃利奥特（DeShon Elliott）开启伤愈复出窗口，而主力外接手小迈克尔·皮特曼（Michael Pittman Jr.）脚伤加重，预计将缺阵数周。
主教练迈克·麦卡锡（Mike McCarthy）周四宣布，球队已启动埃利奥特为期 21 天的回归训练窗口。这位强卫因膝伤自赛季开始就被放在伤病储备名单上，前四场比赛全部缺席。他周四以有限参与的方式恢复训练。埃利奥特去年曾因膝盖过伸和腿筋重伤接受手术，球队整个夏天都在控制他的训练量。按照规则，钢人队须在 21 天内决定是否将他激活进 53 人名单，否则他将赛季报销；理论上，他最早可以在本周日对阵印第安纳波利斯小马队的比赛中复出，但教练组一贯谨慎，也可能再等一周。
坏消息来自进攻组。皮特曼本周三还是有限参与训练，周四伤情被确认恶化——他再次伤到此前一直困扰他的那只脚，麦卡锡表示他将缺阵数周。皮特曼今年 3 月才从小马队交易到匹兹堡，如今却要错过与老东家的碰面。钢人队目前战绩 2 胜 2 负，列美联北区第三，伤病正成为麦卡锡执教钢人首个赛季的现实考验。
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Steelers Get Elliott Back at Practice but Lose WR Pittman for Multiple Weeks
The Pittsburgh Steelers got one piece of good news and one blow at practice on Thursday, October 8: safety DeShon Elliott opened his return-to-practice window, while wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. is expected to miss multiple weeks after re-aggravating a foot injury.
Head coach Mike McCarthy announced that the team has started Elliott's 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve. Elliott has missed the first four games with a knee injury stemming from last season, when he hyperextended his knee and suffered a serious hamstring injury that required surgery. He practiced on a limited basis Thursday. The Steelers must activate him to the 53-man roster within 21 days or he will remain on injured reserve for the season; he could return as early as Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, though the staff has stressed caution throughout his recovery.
Pittman, acquired from Indianapolis in a March trade, had been a limited participant Wednesday before his foot injury worsened. His absence thins the top of Pittsburgh's receiver depth chart just as the 2-2 Steelers, third in the AFC North, prepare to host his former team.
Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/onsi/colts-steelers-thursday-injury-report-colts-get-promising-news-as-steelers-lose-major-piece
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