The, ‘will Roman Wilson play’ drama, appears to be taking a short-term hiatus—four weeks at least—as the rookie’s hamstring injury resulted in the receiver being placed on injured reserve. In recent weeks, fans and reporters alike have been calling for clarification as to why Wilson was being used so sparingly, only playing for a total of 5 snaps in one game thus far in 2024.
Some were quick to point out Wilson’s injuries leading up to his Week 5 debut; however, he was a healthy scratch in the weeks before this. Wilson also missed his team’s Week 6 game, but Tomlin argued that Wilson’s hamstring injury was less of a reason and that he had ‘moved on’ from the situation.
Fans of the Steel City were split on their initial reactions to Wilson being added to IR on Monday, and here are some of the passionate social media responses to the news.
The whole Roman Wilson thing is absolutely crazy
— Nathan Wind aka Cochise🇲🇽💈📚 (@flounderinggull) October 28, 2024
IR stint for Roman Wilson now, kid has been injured his entire time in Pittsburgh so far
— Kayla (@KaylaRichelmi) October 28, 2024
People hating Roman Wilson … that’s absolutely absurd.
He’s battling injuries.
It’s a significant part of this violent game.
He’ll bounce back and will be able to show what he can do.
— Jared Kane (@BaddestBearJew) October 28, 2024
Alex, would it be safe to assume that Roman Wilson is done for the year?
It never sounded like Tomlin was confident in his abilities to contribute this year before the injury.
— Chris Carder (@Chris__Carder) October 28, 2024
Total bummer about Roman Wilson. Feel like he’s destined for a redshirt rookie season. #Steelers
— Adam Crowley (@_adamcrowley) October 28, 2024
Roman Wilson has run 4 routes this entire season then got put on IR today
— Rico 🧃 (@SteelersRuinMe) October 28, 2024
