PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers expect to get cornerback Joey Porter Jr., running back Jaylen Warren, and outside linebacker Alex Highsmith back against the Cleveland Browns, head coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday.

The Steelers will continue to monitor all three players, but Tomlin was encouraged by how they looked in Monday’s practice, and it seems those players will all suit up as long as there is no setback in their rehab.

Porter suffered the injury against the New York Jets and Mike Tomlin was optimistic he would not miss much time, but that never came to fruition.

“I’m feeling great,” Porter said. “I’m glad to be back. I wanted to get back before the bye week just to get my little groove in, but it was for the greater good. I got some more time. We’re ready now.”

Highsmith said after Monday’s practice that he is hopeful he will play, but never gave a certain declaration that he would play against the Browns on Sunday. He said that he has a plan with trainers and they will ultimately decide if he has the green light to play.

“It was a good first day back,” Highsmith said. “I was on the field last week doing a lot of stuff. It’s good to be out there moving around a little bit. I’m aiming to play this week, so we’ll see how it pans out.”

In his absence, third-year pass rusher Nick Herbig has played like nothing short of a superstar. He has 2.5 sacks, 14 pressures, and eight quarterback hits over the two and a half games of relief he has played in throughout that time.

Kenenth Gainwell filled in well for Warren, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns in his absence. However, the talented running back is all set to return.

Nick Farabaugh is the Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer for PennLive.com, based in Pittsburgh. He is entering his fourth season on the Steelers beat. Before joining PennLive, he was the Steelers beat writer for…