Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he’s “optimistic” about Jaylen Warren (ankle) playing in Week 12 but said he’ll be limited early in the week.

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He added that Warren was cleared to return to the game by trainers, but that the Steelers opted not to chance anything. The story here seems to be the Steelers just taking it easy on their best back. We’ll probably see him limited on Wednesday, possibly Thursday as well, but we’re expecting him to play in Week 12 based on everything we’ve seen to this point.