Steelers QB Pickett returns from concussion against Raiders

Pittsburgh – After being sidelined with a second concussion in eight weeks, the Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Beckett The Las Vegas Raiders game is expected to start on Saturday night. As of Monday afternoon, Pickett remained in concussion protocol. But Tomlin said that if the team practices on Monday, Pickett will be a full participant.

“I think it should check the box procedurally,” Tomlin said.

With Pickett sidelined on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, Mitch Trubisky He got the start and completed 17 of 22 passes for 179 yards, scoring a rushing touchdown.

“He did a really good job of looking after the ball and playing within the game plan and the planned style that we put in place for this opponent,” said Tomlin. “You should congratulate him on that.”

Beckett will be back in time for a frigid match – the 50th anniversary of Taher’s reception – on Saturday night, when temperatures are expected to be around 8 degrees for kick-off with wind chills of minus -4. Still, Beckett’s five years of teamwork experience at Pete’s will help prepare him for Saturday night’s weather.

“I think this is an example we often cite when we analyze people in preparation,” Tomlin said. “Deontay [Johnson] Played in Toledo. He’s from Tampa, but he played in Toledo on Wednesday night that night. This probably made him a bit prepared. All abusive men – there is usually a discussion of some sort in the draft analysis of this exposure or what that might look like or whether it is a problem for them. Often not a significant decision maker but it is certainly variable.”

But, Tomlin admitted, the weather can be a challenge and affect a team’s game plan.

“We’ll admit the weather could be massive on Saturday night and that can play out in terms of how those two teams meet,” he said. “That’s life in the National Football League, that’s life specifically in Pittsburgh, and so we’re not going to run from that. We’re going to run into that.”

“We have to be an all-weather group. I think everyone who lives here and plays here understands and embraces that.”