There has been no official word from the team, but we can reasonably assume that Pittsburgh Steelers ILB Cole Holcomb suffered a season-ending injury toward the end of the first quarter on Thursday night against the Tennessee Titans.
Signed as an unrestricted free agent to a three-year, $18 million contract, he was meant to be the prime mover in the middle of that defense. Through the first half of the season, he was largely successful to that end, and growing more comfortable as he played more.
While he’ll likely be back next year—they could cut him and save over $3 million in salary cap space—someone is needed to answer the bell for the remainder of the season.