Looking ahead to the session …
• What: Steelers practice
• When: 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Where: Rooney Sports Complex
• Media availability: 12:30 p.m.
4:05: The Steelers finally released an injury report and they're playing things close to the vest.
Vance McDonald (shoulder) is out for this game. Haden and Coty Sensabaugh, who both were limited at practice Friday, are questionable, though Sutton said all three split time with the first-team defense opposite Burns.
Rookie receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who showed up on the injury list Thursday with a hamstring injury, also was limited Friday and is questionable.
That's not good news for the rookie. Typically under Mike Tomlin, rookies need to practice fully on Friday to be ready to play Sunday.
Maurkice Pouncey, who was added to the injury report Thursday with a sore hip, practiced Friday. So did Tyler Matakevich, who had been limited all week after sitting out last Sunday with a shoulder injury.
1:05: Read into this what you will, but Joe Haden turned down interview requests on Friday before leaving the locker room.
Cam Sutton, a rookie who would be in line to make his first career NFL start Sunday against New England, said he doesn't expect anything special from the Patriots in terms of going after him.
"I'm pretty sure they're just going to run their offense," Sutton said.
But, as we saw last week against Baltimore, that right side of the field could see a lot of work. Artie Burns told me that he had just four passes thrown his way. He broke one up and was called for two questionable pass interference penalties.
"I guess I've got to get the refs to like me more," the second-year corner joked.
I'll have more on this situation later.
THE SETUP
Reminder: We can’t report what we see in NFL practices, per league guidelines. So we’ll just use this space for any allowable updates, as well as a quick repository for news after the practice and media availability.
It’s Friday, so the Steelers will release their final injury report for the week today. I'll put any immediate news of note here on this live file, then I’ll have full coverage later.