PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers will be without their longest-tenured player and a defensive captain for at least four weeks, but likely longer, after the team placed defensive lineman Cam Heyward on injured reserve Thursday.
Heyward underwent surgery earlier in the day for a groin injury sustained during the Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Heyward, 34, sustained the injury in the first half, and although he tried to go back in the game, he was ruled out by halftime.
"Obviously losing Cam is significant, but that's what this team is about," coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday.