Pittsburgh Steelers third-round rookie wide receiver Roman Wilson gave everybody a serious scare after suffering an ankle injury on Tuesday.
It would appear that Wilson suffered a more serious injury after he had to be carted off the field.
The rookie wideout suffered the injury after getting tackled on a jet sweep and had to be carted back to the team’s facilities.
Prayers up: #Steelers rookie standout WR Roman Wilson was carted off to the facilities, after apparently getting injured on a jet sweep in practice.
Hopefully it is just something minor 🙏
(🎥@TheAthletic)
pic.twitter.com/leBiqoRA4T— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) July 30, 2024
“It was unfortunate we had an injury today, man,” head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters. “Roman hurt his ankle on the tackle, and so we’ll have more information regarding the length of his status in terms of how long he might be out.”
Fortunately, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Roman Wilson was being considered week-to-week and is “OK.”
#Steelers rookie WR Roman Wilson, who has impressed early on in camp, suffered an ankle sprain in practice today, source said. The belief is he’ll be ready to start the season, but expect Wilson to ease back in, as expectations are high for the 3rd round national champ. pic.twitter.com/IKjMGlyC8c
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 30, 2024
The 23-year-old was expected to battle for a significant role in Pittsburgh’s passing game after being a third-round pick out of Michigan.
George Pickens has established himself as the feature wide receiver after Dionte Johnson was traded to the Carolina Panthers this offseason.
Players like Wilson, Van Jefferson, Scotty Miller, and Calvin Austin III are expected to fight for targets behind him.
Roman Wilson Showed What He Can Bring to The Steelers During Career At Michigan
Did the Pittsburgh Steelers draft another top-level wide receiver in former Michigan Wolverines standout wideout Roman Wilson?
He certainly showed he could be the man in college.
Wilson led the Wolverines with 789 receiving yards and 12 touchdown catches to earn a second-team All-Big Ten nod in 2023, per Sports Reference.
As a junior in 2022, he caught 25 passes for 376 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for two touchdowns.
Depending on how long he is out, Roman Wilson should be able to carve out his role on the Steelers.
