ORLANDO, Fla. -- Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster limped off the field midway through the second quarter of the Pro Bowl Sunday with what was being described as a knee contusion.
Smith-Schuster, who was added to the Pro Bowl roster for the first time this season as an injury replacement for teammate Antonio Brown, had his left knee looked at by trainers.
Uh oh. Juju Smith-Schuster came up limping on that last play and is being looked at on the sideline. #ProBowl #Steelers pic.twitter.com/PLV9cwWt3K
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He had one catch for 18 yards at the time of his injury.
Smith-Schuster led the Steelers with 111 receptions for 1,426 yards and added seven touchdowns in his second season.
While Smith-Schuster's injury does not appear to be serious, the Steelers have had players suffer serious injuries in the Pro Bowl in the past. For example, center Dermontti Dawson suffered a hamstring injury playing in the game in 1998, his final Pro Bowl. He struggled with the after effects of that injury throughout the 1999 season and retired after the following year.
