Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster expected to miss rest of 2021 season due to shoulder injury, per report

It was a rollercoaster of a day for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they performed host to the Denver Broncos in Week 5. The 27-19 win noticed flashes of prime Ben Roethlisberger, who threw for 2 touchdowns and 253 yards in what’s probably his ultimate season. Whereas Pittsburgh got here out with the victory, it got here at a worth as broad receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster left the competition as a result of a shoulder damage and it seems the Steelers will not have him the remainder of the season.

In accordance with Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Smith-Schuster is predicted to overlook the remainder of the season after choosing surgical procedure. This got here after Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported Smith-Schuster is predicted to be positioned on injured reserve.

The gifted younger wideout was helped off of the sector after injuring his shoulder within the second quarter. He was initially listed as questionable to return to the competition, however the crew would later formally rule him out. The problem is made arguably worse by the actual fact Smith-Schuster did not go down on a receiving play, as he had solely been focused as soon as and recorded no catches on the day. It was on a handoff — his second of the day — whereby he went down arduous after he was taken down arduous by security Kareem Jackson.

Smith-Schuster hit NFL free company this previous offseason however waved off affords to hitch different golf equipment, one being the Baltimore Ravens, to stay with the Steelers on a one-year deal price $8 million. He is principally taken a backseat to breakout star Chase Claypool and was seeking to regain prime type. However via the primary 4 video games of the season, he is mustered solely 129 mixed receiving yards with no touchdowns on simply 15 receptions (on 27 targets).