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Analyst Questions Mike Tomlin Playing Derrick Harmon In Preseason Finale

Hindsight is 20/20 and for Pro Football Talk’s Michael Holley, Mike Tomlin should’ve sat Derrick Harmon for the Steelers’ preseason finale. Instead of focusing on the New York Jets in Week 1, Harmon is focused on getting healthy after spraining his knee in the first half of last night’s game against the Carolina Panthers. It’s arguably best-case scenario compared to initial fears of a season-ending injury, but Holley thinks Tomlin should’ve reduced all risk for the last exhibition outing.

“If you’re Mike Tomlin, you go back and you look at him and say, ‘Wow, I know we was trying to get this kid reps, but did we go too far?