Steelers wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster was forced out of Thursday’s game against the Browns with a concussion after taking two helmet-to-helmet hits on one play in the second quarter.
Cleveland defensive backs Greedy Williams and Morgan Burnett dealt the blows on a pass play over the middle.
Smith-Schuster walked to the locker room, where he was later diagnosed with the concussion.
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There wasn’t an update on Smith-Schuster’s status Friday, except for a tweet from his personal Twitter account.
“I will be ok and can’t wait to get back out on the field with my brothers,” he said,
Want to thank everyone for the thoughts and prayers from the injury last night. I will be ok and can’t wait to get back out on the field with my brothers. pic.twitter.com/SV09EGwr4o
— JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) November 15, 2019
“>thanking fans for their support.
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He followed up that tweet with another expressing speedy recoveries to teammates James Conner, Diontae Johnson, Artie Burns Jr. and Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, all of whom were injured in the 21-7 loss. Johnson joined Smith-Schuster in concussion protocol and was seen bleeding from his ear as he exited the field Thursday.
Smith-Schuster was placed in concussion protocol on two occasions in 2017 when he was a rookie.
The 22-year-old receiver has made 17 touchdown catches in less than three NFL seasons and is considered a focal point of Pittsburgh’s offense.