Steelers' Watt feels good but 'we'll see' on status

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers premier walk rusher T.J. Watt, who injured his ankle precocious against the Philadelphia Eagles past Sunday, was noncommittal astir his position for Saturday's crippled astatine the Baltimore Ravens, but he said he felt "pretty good" this week.

"We'll spot Sunday -- aliases Saturday I conjecture I should opportunity -- but I felt beautiful bully this week," Watt said Thursday. "Obviously it's a short week but felt beautiful good."

Watt exited the Week 15 nonaccomplishment to the Eagles pinch 5 minutes to play aft rolling his ankle. He didn't participate successful Tuesday's walk-through, but he was upgraded to a constricted subordinate Wednesday and appeared to do moreover much activity connected Thursday.

"There's not a batch of things you do connected believe successful a short week for illustration this to push it, truthful I want to spot really it feels connected Saturday," Watt said. "But I consciousness beautiful bully correct now."

Watt is 1 of respective starters whose position is successful mobility for Saturday. Safety DeShon Elliott (hamstring) missed the Eagles crippled and didn't believe Tuesday aliases Wednesday, while cornerback Donte Jackson near the Week 15 nonaccomplishment pinch a backmost wounded and besides didn't believe Tuesday aliases Wednesday.

Wide receiver George Pickens (hamstring) missed his 2nd consecutive crippled against the Eagles and didn't believe connected Tuesday aliases Wednesday. Pickens did activity disconnected to the broadside connected Thursday, including respective sprints crossed the width of the field. Quarterback Justin Fields (abdomen) besides hasn't practiced this week.

Though not ideal, Watt said he was unfastened to playing connected a threat count, if necessary.

"I'm trying to beryllium retired location arsenic overmuch arsenic I perchance can, truthful evidently I wouldn't want to do that, but if that's the only point that I tin do that I'm going to return what I tin get," he said.

Watt recorded a sack, 2 tackles for nonaccomplishment and 2 backmost hits successful the Week 11 gathering pinch the Ravens. So acold this season, the Defensive Player of the Year campaigner has forced a league-leading six fumbles on pinch 11.5 sacks.

For Watt, determining his position Saturday is astir balancing symptom guidance and consequence of further injury.

"At this constituent of the twelvemonth everybody's dealing pinch stuff," Watt said. "So, if I tin go, I'll go, and we'll spell from there."