The Pittsburgh Steelers are set to head into the season finale matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals with their playoff hopes hanging in the balance. There have been some questions around the health of star wide receiver Antonio Brown as he hasn't been able to practice for the last two days as he wasn't a participant on Thursday, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk.

For the second straight day of practice, one of the hands that they were missing at practice was wide receiver Antonio Brown.

Brown sat on Wednesday with a coach’s decision designation, but a knee issue was given as the reason for Thursday’s absence.

Brown is reportedly dealing with some knee soreness that has led the team to go the precautionary route with the situation over the last couple of days. His lack of involvement on the practice field doesn't necessarily suggest that he won't be able to give it a go, but rather that the team is being cautious with his health.

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There should be more clarity on his health on Friday when the team will give injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bengals. This will provide a better idea of what his availability will be for the contest. At this point, it would be hard to believe that Brown would be out of the mix for the contest.

The 30-year-old has put together another highly productive campaign as he has hauled in 104 catches for 1,297 receiving yards and a league-best 15 touchdowns. If he's unable to give it a go, it will see second-year wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster step into the top receiving role in the passing game.