Jaylen Warren Injury: May be limited to begin Week 12

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that he's "optimistic" that Warren (ankle) will be available for Sunday's game in Chicago, though the running back is expected to be a limited participant in practice to begin Week 12 prep, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Warren carried 10 times for 62 yards and added two receptions for five yards before checking out of this past Sunday's 34-12 win over the Bengals in the third quarter after tweaking his ankle. The 27-year-old said after the contest that he could have returned to the game, but the Steelers opted to play it safe in the final quarter and let Kenneth Gainwell and Kaleb Johnson pick up extra reps out of the backfield. Tomlin's comments Tuesday seemingly support the notion that Warren's early exit was precautionary, but Warren will likely still need to upgrade to full practice participation by Friday in order to avoid a designation for the Week 12 contest.