Steelers' Fitzpatrick (appendectomy) set to play

PITTSBURGH -- With nary wounded designation connected the Pittsburgh Steelers' last wounded report, pro vessel information Minkah Fitzpatrick is acceptable to play against the Cincinnati Bengals a week aft undergoing an appendectomy.

"The interest is erstwhile they chopped you open, they chopped done muscle, evidently to get into your stomach," helium said, besides telling ESPN that doctors initially told him it could instrumentality 10 days to 2 weeks to recover. "So you conscionable wanna marque definite that that's healed decently earlier you get retired determination and go."

Fitzpatrick had his appendix removed pursuing Saturday's squad walkthrough anterior to the triumph against the New Orleans Saints. Less than a time later, helium was astatine Acrisure Stadium to cheer connected his teammates. Though helium didn't signifier Wednesday, Fitzpatrick participated successful squad conditioning Tuesday and afloat practiced Thursday and Friday.

"That's the canine successful him, man," information Damontae Kazee said. "I ever archer Minkah, erstwhile I spell home, I'll beryllium watching film. I gotta bargain definite techniques of his that helium does astatine practice. So I deliberation it's beauteous cool."

Fitzpatrick was a large origin successful the Steelers' overtime triumph against the Bengals successful Week 1, picking disconnected Joe Burrow connected the Bengals' 2nd play of the crippled for a pick-6. He besides finished with a team-high 14 tackles.