PITTSBURGH — Both outside linebacker Alex Highsmith and running back Najee Harris were full participants in Pittsburgh Steelers practice on Thursday, a positive sign for their inclusion in the team’s Week 7 home game against the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football.
Here’s a look at who’s popped up on the injury report for the Steelers ahead of their Week 7 matchup against the New York Jets. The Pittsburgh Steelers have now held their second practice of the week ahead of Week 7’s Sunday Night Football matchup.
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin ruled out outside linebacker Nick Herbig (hamstring) for Sunday night’s game against the New York Jets. However, he expects to get back outside linebacker Alex Highsmith (groin), which will be a big boost for an OLB group that’s been decimated with injuries.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have revealed their inactives ahead of a Week 6 road matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith (groin)
Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith returned to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, providing hope that their logjam of injuries at that position might be short-lived.
The Steelers are thin at edge rusher The Pittsburgh Steelers are incredibly banged up, and the injury bug has not been kind to them this season. The offensive line has been eaten alive, with Isaac Seumalo missing the first four games, and both James Daniels and Troy Fautanu gone for the season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with injuries ahead of their week 5 primetime matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. Among these injuries, the EDGE backers have taken a few hits.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have a return date for outside linebacker Alex Highsmith. Highsmith suffered a groin injury late in the first half of the team’s Week 3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers at Acrisure Stadium on Sept.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been bitten pretty severely by the injury bug early on in the 2024 season. The offensive line has been ripped apart, as both James Daniels and Troy Fautanu are expected to miss the rest of the season.
The Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers have begun their preparations for Week 5 in earnest. Wednesday marks the first official practice as the long-time rivals careen towards the next iteration of their series.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a strong start to the 2024 NFL season. The defensive side of the ball has been one of the most impressive units in the entire NFL.
Reports this week indicated that the Steelers would be playing without running back Jaylen Warren and edge rusher Alex Highsmith this week and confirmation came from the Steelers on Friday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' defense has been nothing short of phenomenal to begin the 2024 NFL season. The most crucial stat being talked about is the one relevant to points allowed.
Alex Highsmith will not require surgery on his injured groin, but the Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher is still expected to miss multiple weeks. Highsmith suffered a reoccurrence of a training camp groin injury late in the second half of the Steelers’ Week 3 home win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed OLB Marcus Haynes to their practice squad today in a flurry of roster activity. Haynes previously signed with the Steelers on August 20 and was waived and signed to the practice squad on August 27, 2024.
He initially dealt with the injury during training camp and aggravated it during Pittsburgh’s Week 3 win over the Chargers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers clearly have one of the best defensive units in the NFL through the first three weeks of the 2024 season. Pittsburgh has yet to give up more than 10 points in a single game, and they are currently only giving up about 8.7 points per game on average.
According to Mike DeFabo, Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith is slated to miss a couple of weeks with a groin injury suffered this past week against the Chargers.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were excited to see what Nick Herbig could do as the primary edge rusher opposite of TJ Watt. The only downside was that he got that chance because Alex Highsmith went down with a groin injury in Week 3.
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