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Bud Dupree Says Thumb Is ‘All Good’, Will Be Ready For Opener Against Patriots

Although his playing time was relatively limited, it’s probably fair to say that over the course of the last two games, Pittsburgh Steelers fifth-year outside linebacker Bud Dupree has put together the strongest body of work in the preseason that he has at this point in his career, which included a two-sacks performance and another positive pass-rushing display that appears to show much-needed progress in certain areas.

His opportunity to develop those long-awaited pass-rushing assets was cut short with a thumb injury on Sunday, and as should go without saying, he is obviously not going to play tomorrow night’s preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers.