The Pittsburgh Steelers, down Alex Highsmith, started Nick Herbig two games in a row. He left in the second half of last night’s game with a hamstring injury, however, leaving the team very thin off the edge beyond T.J. Watt. Cameron Heyward knows there’s no getting around the fact the injuries put them in a tight spot.
“Losing Nick [Herbig], we were kind of makeshifting parts”, Heyward said with a nervous laugh, via the Steelers’ website. “Guys stepped up to replace, but, man, it was tough sledding. But that’s part of the game”.
Starting OLB Alex Highsmith suffered a groin injury in Week 3, causing him to miss the past two games.