Bengals' Auden Tate: No practice Wednesday

Tate (concussion/neck) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice, Tyler Dragon of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Tate sustained a concussion and a cervical strain during the Bengals' Week 11 loss to the Raiders. He'll need to pass the league's five-step protocol for head injuries -- which includes gaining clearance from an independent neurologist -- in order to play this weekend versus the Steelers. With A.J. Green (ankle) also missing the Bengals' first practice of the week and seemingly trending toward another absence, the Bengals may be forced to get by with Tyler Boyd, Alex Erickson, Stanley Morgan and Damion Willis as their receiver group against Pittsburgh.