The Pittsburgh Steelers returned to practice at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. today after their first preseason game on Friday night. The team was down rookie first-round pick Troy Fautanu, as well as DL Keeanu Benton. Benton suffered an eye injury in Friday’s loss to the Houston Texans, while Fautanu suffered a minor MCL sprain and is expected to miss two weeks, per Gerry Dulac.
Mike Tomlin confirmed that it’s a knee sprain for Fautanu and he will miss this week, per Joe Rutter of TribLive.
Mike Tomlin said that rookie tackle Troy Fautanu will miss at least this week against Buffalo with his knee sprain.