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Steelers WR Chase Claypool is considered "week-to-week" with a toe injury, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. We'll look for a more concrete timeline for Claypool's return, but we can safely assume that he'll miss Sunday's game vs. the Lions. With WR JuJu Smith-Schuster on IR, we'll likely see James Washington join Diontae Johnson in 2-WR sets, with Ray-Ray McCloud the #3 WR. Johnson should continue to dominate targets. TE Pat Freiermuth could see more volume, too.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (hip, pectoral) put in full practices on Thursday and Friday and isn’t listed on the final Week 5 injury report. He’ll start Sunday’s game vs. the Broncos but isn’t a recommended play in any fantasy league.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (pectoral) isn’t listed on the final Week 3 injury report. He put in a full practice on Friday, so we’re not expecting the pec to be a major issue. Big Ben has looked washed through 2 games, though, and will be without top WR Diontae Johnson on Sunday. He’s an unexciting QB2.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (pectoral) returned to a limited practice on Thursday. Beat writer Mark Kaboly believes Big Ben will "likely" play vs. the Bengals this weekend. He was struggling even before this injury, though, and will probably be without top WR Diontae Johnson on Sunday. It leaves Roethlisberger as a low-end QB2 for Week 3.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger's pectoral injury is causing pain when he throws, according to insider Gerry Dulac. But Big Ben -- as he usually does -- might try to play through the issue vs. the Bengals on Sunday. Roethlisberger was already looking washed before this injury, so things might get really ugly if he tries to give it a go this weekend.

Steelers HC Mike Tomlin revealed Tuesday that QB Ben Roethlisberger is dealing with an injury to his left pectoral muscle. Jenna Horner of WPXI Sports reports that Tomlin said it "could affect him from a preparation standpoint." That makes it sound like we should expect some missed practice time this week but that they expect Roethlisberger to be ready for Sunday's game against the Bengals. The aged QB shouldn't be in most fantasy plans at full health right now, so this isn't affecting our Week 3 outlook much.