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Injury Update: Six Steelers’ Defensive Starters Injured, Highsmith Ruled Out For Patriots Game

Coming off an injury-riddled Week Two loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin offered an ominous injury update on the health of the team ahead of Week Three’s contest against the New England Patriots. Speaking during his weekly Tuesday press conference, Tomlin noted there’s a laundry list of injuries to defensive starters.

“[DeShon Elliott] is improving but I would characterize his availability as questionable as best this week,” Tomlin said via the team’s YouTube channel. “Derrick Harmon, same thing. His work is improving, his health is improving but he best be described as questionable.