It was a span of 646 days between NFL games for Pittsburgh Steelers veteran linebacker Cole Holcomb, but in his return to the field Saturday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars he looked largely like his old self.
After suffering a devastating knee injury in Week 9 of the 2023 season against the Tennessee Titans, Holcomb missed the rest of the 2023 season and all of the 2024 season.
Though he returned to Steelers practices late in the 2024 season and had his 21-day practice window opened for a potential return from Injured Reserve, Holcomb never saw game action.