On Wednesday, injured cornerback Ahekello Witherspoon returned to practice. Witherspoon remains on IR with the designation to return and his return to practice opens up his 21-day window to come back.
Witherspoon went on IR on December 3 with a hamstring injury that had kept him out of much of the season. After leading the team in interceptions in 2021, Witherspoon signed a new contract in the offseason but has only appeared in four games.
You have to assume if the Steelers have designated him to return and opened up his 21-day window with only two games left, they are confident he can get back on the field this season. Cameron Sutton has grown into a star in Witherspoon’s absence and a rotation of cornerbacks including Levi Wallace have done well filling in. Pittsburgh traded for veteran William Jackson III at the trade deadline but he has yet to play with a back injury.
