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Steelers' nightmare deepens after early defensive injury scare

The Steelers secondary took a massive hit in the first half of their season opener.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense can ill afford absences after a rocky start against the New York Jets. Unfortunately, they watched as safety DeShon Elliott left the field with an apparent knee injury.

Elliott met Breece Hall and a few Steelers defenders at the line of scrimmage while T.J. Watt blew up Justin Fields in the backfield, who kept the ball on a read option.