Mountaineers in the Pros
Latest Update Concerning Steelers Center Zach Frazier
Despite receiving good news on Monday, former West Virginia and current Pittsburgh Steelers center Zach Frazier will not play on Sunday. He’s considered week-to-week with an ankle injury, Jordan Schultz reported on Monday. Frazier does not have structural damage.
Frazier suffered a left ankle injury late in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. He was listed as questionable to return by the Steelers initially and then downgraded to doubtful.
Frazier was blocking and got rolled up on. He was helped to his feet and walked off with some assistance. Evan Washburn said on the CBS broadcast that Frazier took some snaps with Russell Wilson on the sideline and wanted to go back in, but the medical staff wanted to get a further evaluation in the locker room.
Ryan McCollum replaced Frazier at center. On the first play after Frazier’s injury, Najee Harris rushed for a 37-yard touchdown off the left side on a toss to advance the Steelers’ lead to 22-7.
In a recent ESPN poll, Frazier ranked sixth among all NFL rookies. The poll took the opinion of five NFL analysts, including ESPN NFL draft analyst Jordan Reid.
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Alan Saunders of our partner Steelers Now contributed reporting for this story.