Steelers Mitch Trubisky Mason Rudolph to share practice reps

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Steelers rookie Kenny Pickett entered concu sion protocol after the back of his head slammed to the ground while being sacked by the Ravens'on Sunday. The quarterback played in Pittsburgh's ensuing drive after initially clearing protocol, but exited for good after he was re-evaluated.On Tuesday, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin labeled Pickett as day-to-day while confirming that he is still in the concu sion protocol. Tomlin said that Pickett's practice availability will largely determine whether he will play in Sunday's road game against Carolina. and will share practice reps while Pickett is in the protocol. Trubisky started the Steelers' first four games and saw relief work on two occasions since losing the starting job back in Week 4.As far as who would start if Pickett can't play, Tomlin said he Paul Goldschmidt Jersey is taking a day to day approach. As far as Pickett's future playing status is concerned, Tomlin said that he will lean on the team's medical experts. If Pickett is cleared to play, he will play, Tomlin said."If he's able to work, we'll work him," Tomlin said of Pickett. "If he's unable to work, obviously, we'll divvy those red reps up between Mitch and Mason. We'll play both guys if he's unable to work in a practice setting in an effort to make a determination for what's best as we lean in on the latter part of the week. "But again, when you're dealing with someone in the in the protocol, you just simply Deven Marrero Jersey take it day by day, and whatever the medical experts tell us in terms of the rate of work, or the quality of work, we'll adhere to it and we'll kind of frame up our planning and make decisions accordingly." Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Tomlin noted that Pickett was able to be a full practice participant the last time he was in the concu sion protocol. Pickett came out of the protocol to play in Pittsburgh's Week Bryce Jarvis Jersey 7 lo s to Miami after entering the protocol during the Week 6 win over Tampa Bay.Trubisky played the remainder of Sunday's game against the Ravens. He went 22 of 30 for 276 yards and a touchdown but also threw three interceptions that included two in the red zone. Rudolph, Pittsburgh's third string quarterback, was in street clothes on Sunday while being a healthy scratch for a 13th time in as many games. Tomlin said that both quarterbacks taking reps this week is a result of Trubisky and Rudolph continuing to display readine s while being large components of the team's game Randy Johnson Jersey -planning in recent weeks. Pickett is 4-5 as the Steelers' starting quarterback while helping lead lead them to three straight wins prior to Week 14. After lobbing eight interceptions in his first five games, Pickett did not throw a pick in any of his last four starts. Along with taking care of the ball, Pickett been largely accurate in completing 65% of his pa ses. He has also been a legitimate running threat with three rushing touchdowns and a 5.1 yards-per carry average. PIT QB #8 CMP%65.0YDs1797TD4INT8YD/Att6.11 The ' offense will have their work cut out for them on Sunday. The ' defense has played extremely well under interim head coach Steve Wilkes. Led by pa s rusher , linebacker Shaq Thompson and cornerback , the Panthers have allowed an average of just 15.7 points per game over their last three games. Clay Buchholz Jersey Carolina has given up an average of just 280.3 yards per game over that same span.The succe s of their defense has helped Carolina improve to 5-8 after a 2-7 start. They with four games to play in the regular season. Conversely, the Steelers will need to win out and get outside help in order to have a shot at making the playoffs for a second straight year. Pittsburgh (5-8) has to leapfrog Cleveland (5-8), Las Vegas (5-8), Jacksonville (5-8), the (7-6), the (7-6) and New England (7-6) to grab the AFC's final playoff spot.More in their control, the Steelers are also trying to avoid having the franchise's first losing season since 2003. Pittsburgh's 18 straight non-losing seasons is the longest such run in the NFL.