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Steelers RB Rico Dowdle (toe) did not participate in Tuesday’s practice. 2026-09-29 19:00:02 Dowdle remains out with a toe injury he suffered in Week 2. Opening a short week with back-to-back DNPs indicates he will sit out once again for Week 4 against the Browns. Jaylen Warren will be the workhorse for a Thursday night matchup. |
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Steelers RB Rico Dowdle (toe) was listed as a “DNP” on Monday’s estimated practice report. 2026-09-28 19:00:02 Dowdle was unable to play in the team’s Week 3 win over the Bengals with the same issue and will likely need to get back on the practice field to have a chance to suit up on Thursday Night Football against the Browns in Week 4. Expect Jaylen Warren to see another game of workhorse usage after a 90 percent snap rate on Sunday, should Dowdle be unable to go. Warren would be a volume-based RB1 in a middling matchup in Dowdle’s absence. |
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Rico Dowdle (toe) will not play in Pittsburgh’s Week 3 game against the Bengals. 2026-09-25 16:00:02 Dowdle didn’t practice at any point this week with a toe injury that was described by Ian Rapoport as a “day-to-day” issue after Week 2. It sounds like he enters Week 4 as very much questionable. 2026 seventh-rounder Eli Heidenreich will likely back up Jaylen Warren on Sunday. |
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Rico Dowdle (toe) did not practice Thursday. 2026-09-24 14:00:03 Penn Live’s Nick Farabaugh did note that Dowdle has shed his boot. He injured his toe in Week 2’s loss to the Pats but pushed through the issue in the second half. He was spotted in a boot on Wednesday. It looks like Dowdle will miss Week 3, but shedding the boot this quickly is a good sign that he isn’t dealing with a long-term issue. Jaylen Warren would vault into the RB2 ranks if Dowdle is ruled out before kickoff. |
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Rico Dowdle (toe) did not practice Wednesday. 2026-09-23 14:00:01 Per Penn Live’s Nick Farabaugh, Dowdle was wearing a boot on his left foot today. He suffered the toe injury in Week 2 and was initially considered day-to-day. Neither the boot nor the DNP is a good sign for his Week 3 availability. Jaylen Warren would see the bulk of the backfield touches if Dowdle misses time. |