Steelers' Porter, Highsmith taken off injury report

PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers defence volition get a boost from astatine slightest 2 starters returning from wounded for Sunday's crippled against the Cleveland Browns - and 1 much could beryllium available, too.

Cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who hasn't played since injuring his hamstring successful the Week 1 triumph against the Jets, is disconnected the wounded report, arsenic is walk rusher Alex Highsmith, who sprained his ankle successful Week 2. Versatile antiaircraft backmost Jalen Ramsey, who didn't signifier connected Wednesday oregon Thursday, is listed arsenic questionable aft afloat practicing Friday. Ramsey's inclusion could beryllium a important origin successful slowing a carnal Browns discourtesy that features rookie moving backmost Quinshon Judkins, backmost Dillon Gabriel and choky ends David Njoku and Harold Fannin Jr.

Offensively, the Steelers are acceptable to instrumentality moving backmost Jaylen Warren, who is disconnected the wounded study aft sitting retired the Vikings crippled with genu soreness. He was inactive for the triumph aft not feeling 100% during pregame warmups. The Steelers walk game, though, volition beryllium down a subordinate with Calvin Austin III (shoulder) ruled retired for Sunday's game.

Ramsey injured his hamstring against the Vikings anterior to the bye week, but manager Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Ramsey's "aggressive" rehab could perchance marque him disposable Sunday. Friday, Ramsey was coy erstwhile helium was asked if helium would play connected Sunday.

"We'll see," helium said with a hint of a grin.

Ramsey besides said the team's docket - playing Sunday against the Browns followed by a Thursday nighttime crippled successful Cincinnati -- could impact his availability connected Sunday.

"Depends connected who you ask," Ramsey said, and added, "I'm being existent -- if y'all inquire me, yeah. It matters."

Ramsey said that arsenic a 10-year veteran, helium had a small spot much input with the coaching unit astir decisions involving his availability.

"Potentially," helium said. "But they inactive - they the bosses, they the authority. So I person to perceive to them conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic they're unfastened to proceeding however I consciousness and listening to what I got to say. So we've been having bully conversations, bully dialog astir however things person been progressing, I would say."

Ramsey confirmed helium participated successful immoderate squad periods connected Friday pursuing 2 days of nary signifier earlier successful the week.

Ramsey said helium wounded his hamstring sometime during the Week 4 triumph against the Vikings successful Ireland, and ironically, helium celebrated a near-fumble betterment touchdown by faking an injury, hobbling into the extremity portion and past doing Justin Jefferson's signature "Griddy" dance.

Ramsey said his teammates didn't springiness him immoderate grief implicit the coincidence of the solemnisation preceding an existent hamstring injury.

"Nah," helium said, "what bash you deliberation idiosyncratic would accidental to maine astir that?"