The Pittsburgh Steelers were left short-handed upfront in yesterday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, an obviously contributing factor to the team’s anemic pass rush. Both starting outside linebackers, T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith, were ruled out with groin injuries.
That left just veteran Melvin Ingram, first-year feelgood success story Jamir Jones, and practice squad call-up Derrek Tuszka to command the perimeter of the front line for the defense, but it sounds like some spots may be flipped this week.
Tuszka, a seventh-round pick out of North Dakota State in 2020, spent his rookie season with the Denver Broncos, the team who drafted him.