As things look right now, the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t have safety Minkah Fitzpatrick for the teams Sunday night road game against the Los Angeles Chargers as he’s currently on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. With that looking likely to be the case, Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward was asked during his Thursday media session what kind of impact he foresees not having Fitzpatrick Sunday night will have on what the defensive unit might be able to do in that primetime contest.
“I don’t know,” Heyward said, according to team video of his press conference. “I think we’re going to have to have guys step up.