With rookie first-round pick Derrick Harmon out for the season opener against the New York Jets due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason finale, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin will have to rely on a number of players to help fill the void Sunday inside MetLife Stadium.
There’s also the potential that team captain and All-Pro defensive lineman Cameron Heyward could sit out the game while in a contract dispute.
But after seeing Heyward go through practices recently, doing everything he’s done in the past to gear up for games, Austin doesn’t have any concerns his star won’t be out there.