Calvin Austin injury update: Pittsburgh Steelers WR leaves Week 4 game in ambulance

Mike Moraitis

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The Pittsburgh Steelers already had a shaky situation at wide receiver, so it's not good to see wide receiver Calvin Austin exit the Week 4 game against the Minnesota Vikings with an injury.

Austin suffered the injury in the fourth quarter. He was slow to get up after making a catch before eventually exiting the field to get looked at by trainers.

Prior to his exit, Austin had tallied two catches for 13 yards.

Here's what we know about his status.

Calvin Austin injury update

UPDATE: Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin revealed after the game that Austin is in the hospital with a shoulder injury. There are no further details at this time.

END OF UPDATE

According to ESPN's Brooke Pryor, Austin was loaded into an ambulance in the tunnel and was spotted with his shoulder in a sling.

There has yet to be an update from the team, but right now it doesn't look good for the wide receiver.

We'll update this page when more information is available.

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Mike Moraitis

Mike Moraitis is a freelance writer who covers the NFL for the Sporting News. Over his nearly two decades covering sports, Mike has also worked for Bleacher Report, USA TODAY and FanSided. He hates writing in the third person.