Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams suffered a leg injury on Sunday that sent him to the locker room and the team quickly announced that he was questionable to return with a right ankle injury. He was later downgraded to out, despite jogging back out of the locker room to join the team on the sideline.
Steelers RB DeAngelo Williams suffers sprained ankle vs. Browns
Williams was helped off the field by team doctors and couldn’t put weight on his right leg.
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Williams suffered a sprained ankle, but whether or not that injury will keep him out of a wild card playoff game is up in the air, according to NFL.com. The injury might be one that would keep him out in the regular season, but all bets are off for the playoffs, per the report.
Williams, 32, has been the leading rusher for the Steelers during the 2015 season in Le’Veon Bell’s absence, racking up 899 yards and an NFL-leading 11 touchdowns in the first 15 games of the season. He had just eight yards on five carries against the Cleveland Browns before he suffered his injury, which immediately looked serious and drew Mike Tomlin out on to the field to check on the veteran running back.
Team doctors helped Williams off the field and he wasn’t able to put any weight on his right leg. He was taken to the locker room shortly thereafter.
Williams is in his first season with the Steelers after spending the first nine seasons of his NFL career with the Carolina Panthers where he racked up 6,846 rushing yards and 46 touchdowns.
The Steelers can still make the playoffs by beating the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, but need the New York Jets to lose to the Buffalo Bills.
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