PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers could be without one of their primary offensive players for their biggest game of the season.Tight end Ladarius Green is under concussion protocol and meeting with Dr. Micky Collins of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for evaluation.The Steelers (9-5) are preparing to face the Baltimore Ravens (8-6) in a Christmas Day clash at Heinz Field that will likely decide the AFC North.Green has emerged as the No. 2 option in the passing game, with at least 65 receiving yards in three of his past four games.Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the team will follow the protocol to the letter.Whatever they say, we do, Tomlin said.Players under the concussion protocol will be tested every day, either in a lab or with physical activity, Tomlin said.Green, who signed a four-year, $20 million contract in March, had at least one documented concussion in 2015 as a member of the San Diego Chargers.Green missed the first nine games of 2016 with an ankle injury. NFL Network reported in August that Green was suffering from recurring headaches, though Tomlin and Green have maintained he missed game action solely for the ankle.Tight end Jesse James would likely see an increased role in the passing game if Green is out.In other injury news, defensive end Stephon Tuitt has a sprained knee, which could leave Pittsburgh thin on the defensive line. Tomlin said Tuitt is rehabbing now and has a chance to play, in part because his position doesnt require heavy open-field cutting.Tuitts potential absence would leave Pittsburgh with four healthy linemen on the 53-man roster -- L.T. Walton, Dan McCullers, Javon Hargrave and Ricardo Mathews, whos battling an ankle injury.I want to see where [Tuitts] rehab takes us and put together a plan accordingly, Tomlin said.Running back DeAngelo Williams didnt play last week in Cincinnati after experiencing knee swelling. 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He was the cartoon character who had been beaten up on the city sidewalk before, from the 16th floor, a grand piano came whistling down.It was an eye problem. Taylor was in one of the worse form ruts of his career and, on top of it all, he had developed an eye problem. The bad-taste Twitter jokes almost wrote themselves. Would he need a seeing-eye dog at the crease? Would New Zealand Cricket issue the team-sheet in braille? If he was thrown a piece of fielding equipment to place behind the wicketkeeper, would he snatch the helmet and start racing around thinking hed pouched a catch at slip?When it was announced he would play in this Test despite the ailment, knives may have been sharpened in the media. Headlines with the phrase blind ambition may have been penciled in. Hot-takes ending with should have seen this coming were dreamt up and kept on mental standby.Yet, just as in 2012, when his captaincy was at its nadir following a Test in Galle, Taylors response to personal crisis was runs. In the first innings at Hamilton, he had hit four boundaries faster than you could say pterygium, the salvo leaving Pakistans early momentum punctured. He departed to an excellent in-ducker for 37, but was almost immediately fluent when he came to the crease in the second innings - shellacking short balls behind backward point, and cracking a few through the covers for good measure.Imran Khan would add to Taylors ailments by drawing blood with a lifter that hit his gllove in the 56th over and, before long, Wahab Riaz had made it his second-session mission to hit him there again.ddddddddddddA microcosm of Taylors larger plight began to play out. He was ducking bouncers like questions about his place in the team, he was diverting balls off his hip like suggestions his dealings with coach Mike Hesson had been forever soured. Occasionally, he would lean back, blast a ball behind point, and remind us all of his ferocious talent as a batsman. When he pulled a ball to the boundary the blinding 290 in Perth was brought to mind. When he shuffled forward to smother Azhar Alis spin, the lionhearted 104 in a Dubai draw was briefly remembered.Late in the day, with a part-time legspinner bowling, and quick runs to be had, he even resisted the old urge to dust off the old leg side heave. This was the shot that had made him IPL riches; it had even helped bring him a famous World Cup hundred against Pakistan. Taken instead were the more measured leg side options: the lap sweeps and the well-timed flicks off the toes. As he neared his hundred, talk of failing eyes had been forgotten - it was the power in his wrists, and the spring in his feet that entered the conversation. It was his decision-making that caused the flutter online.Leading into this game over three or four days, I was wondering if Id play this Test match, Taylor said after play. But Im very happy that I made that decision. There were definitely thoughts in my mind not to play. It was good to draw on experience - Ive been in that situation before - and put the team in a good position.However the Test ends on Tuesday, Taylor will begin to prepare for his surgery, which is scheduled for the following day. It is said be a straightforward procedure, which should take no more than six weeks to recover from.As he prepares for the layoff, he has reminded fans this New Zealand team is lucky to have him. And that though events seem to continually conspire to push him out completely, cricket is fortunate Taylor keeps fighting to stay.*The 104 in Dubai had come in a draw. The article had originally said it had come in a loss. ' ' '