It’s just Week 2 in the NFL, but entering the matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks Sunday at Acrisure Stadium, both teams enter pretty banged up and will be down a starting safety in the process.
For the Steelers, DeShon Elliott is out after suffering an MCL sprain in the win over the New York Jets in Week 1. For the Seahawks, prized rookie Nick Emmanwori is out with a high ankle sprain, suffered in the loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Along with Emmanwori, the Seahawks have a number of players on the injury report entering Week 2, including standout cornerback Devon Witherspoon, who popped up on the report with a knee injury Wednesday.