Broderick Jones anticipates playing again once his injured neck allows, but the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle still can’t say when that will be.

“I don’t really have a timeline,” said Jones, who took part in individual drills Wednesday but sat out team sessions on the second day of OTAs at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.

“They didn’t really give me a timeline,” he said. “They’re just monitoring it day by day, and we go from there.”

The 25-year-old former first-round draft pick suffered a season-ending neck injury in late November and underwent spinal-fusion surgery in the offseason. He said his procedure was similar to what teammate Asante Samuel Jr. recovered from a year ago.

“Recovery is good,” Jones said. “I feel fine. You know, just getting back to it. Glad to be back around the team. That’s always a plus for me. And just try to get better.”

He hadn’t missed a game to injury until he left the second half of a Nov. 23 loss in Chicago. He had appeared in 45 consecutive games with 38 career starts.

The injury was at first deemed a stinger, but Jones was placed on injured reserve less than a week later.

“This is my first serious injury, so it’s all new to me just figuring it out,” Jones said. “But I’ve got a great support system around me with the Steelers, with my family. I’ve just got to continue to do what I’ve got to do to get better and heal up, and then eventually get back on the field.”

Jones started the first 11 games of last season at left tackle before his injury put the position in flux. He was replaced by Calvin Anderson and later Andrus Peat. Dylan Cook started the final five games at left tackle.

Last month, the Steelers used their first-round draft pick on offensive tackle Max Iheanachor of Arizona State. The Steelers also declined to pick up the fifth-year option in Jones’ rookie contract, making him a free agent after this season.

“It’s all a business at the end of the day,” Jones said. “I’m coming off a neck injury. Nobody knows what the future holds for me. Of course, they have to do what they do to protect themselves at the end of the day. I don’t have any ill will or anything toward them.

“I’m down to help Max wherever he needs me. Because at the end of the day, all of us got to be ready.”

Jones was cleared to lift weights and said he was looking forward to training camp. Samuel got cleared for football activities about seven months after his surgery, but Jones couldn’t say when the next milestone moment in his recovery might arrive.

“Honestly, I really don’t know,” Jones said. “Try to continue to get stronger every day in the weight room. Building that confidence back up just because it’s such a serious injury. … I feel like that’s all it is: staying consistent in the weight room. Don’t try to get in your head too much and stay the course.”