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Joe Haden, James Conner in, Vince Williams out for Steelers vs. 49ers

Chris Adamski
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Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review
Steelers James Conner with a third-quarter run against the Seahawks Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 at Heinz Field.

At the end of a week in which the Pittsburgh Steelers lost their starting quarterback, the rest of the news regarding their injuries was more positive.

Cornerback Joe Haden, running back James Conner and tight end Vance McDonald are starters who missed practice time this week but were given the green light Friday to play in Sunday’s game at the San Francisco 49ers. Conner suffered a knee injury during the second half of last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, and McDonald had a back injury that prevented him from practicing fully Wednesday.

Haden suffered a sprained AC joint in his shoulder during Week 1. Although he has been practicing sparingly since, he played a full game against the Seahawks.

Haden said he “definitely” felt better this week than he did last Friday at the end of a practice week. Haden said the shoulder bothered him “a little bit” during last week’s loss.

“It hurts, but you kind of just get past that just knowing it’s going to be there a little bit,” Haden said. “But I can still get full range of motion and everything. That’s the main thing.”

Inside linebacker Vince Williams (hamstring), special-teamer Roosevelt Nix (knee) and reserve outside linebacker Anthony Chickillo (foot) were declared out for Sunday’s game.

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Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at cadamski@triblive.com.

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