LATROBE, Pa. — Sammie Coates was activated off the Physically Unable to Perform list this morning and will practice for the first time at training camp Wednesday.
Sammie Coates said he was targeting today as a return and he was just activated off the the PUP list. He WILL practice this afternoon.
— Chase Williams WPXI (@chasepwilliams) August 16, 2017
The wide receiver had his knee scoped before camp and has spent the first three weeks watching from the sidelines. Coates had 21 catches for 435 yards and 2 touchdowns in an injury-riddled 2016.
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He now joins a crowded wide receiver room that now totals ten fighting to make the roster.
It's been an eventful couple of days for Coates, who celebrated the birth of his son Tuesday.
What a blessing!! #thankYouGod pic.twitter.com/Ja29IaveJH
— Sammie Coates (@sammiecoates11) August 15, 2017
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