After an NFL team plays its final game, all glances are directed towards Week 1—for a fresh start not just in terms of play, but also in terms of injuries.
Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the notion of a little-bruised roster going into the opener won’t be true.
Thankfully, the Steelers seem to have avoided any sort of major wounds aside from cornerback DeMarkus Acy’s torn ACL in early August, though he presumably would not have made the 53-man roster. Nonetheless, Dr. James Bradley has already seen his fair share of patients earlier than he would have liked, including Stephon Tuitt, Anthony McFarland and Zach Banner—all of whom were placed on injured reserve.