Availability is the best ability. And, simply put, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Roman Wilson hasn’t been available to Mike Tomlin. Short of five snaps (no targets) versus the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6, Wilson has had a non-existent rookie season, no thanks to an ankle injury sustained during the first week of training camp.
While ramping up for his second game in the Black and Gold last week, Wilson injured his hamstring during preparation for the New York Jets.
One of Tomlin’s least favorite things is to discuss players who are unavailable, but he addressed the absence of Wilson in Tuesday’s press conference:
He missed some practice time because of the hammy and as we’ve talked repeatedly in this setting, Roman needs to work for me to really consider him. His participation got compromised some last week and so really once it got compromised, I moved on.
The Steelers’ first practice of New York Giants week is on Wednesday, and we’ll see if Wilson’s name appears on the injury report again.
