Steelers DE Stephon Tuitt has left Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers in the first quarter. According to the Steelers director of communications Burt Lauten, he has been ruled out for the rest of the game.
Before leaving the game, Tuitt delivered a hit on Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers which caused Rivers to have some attention from the athletic trainers.
On the season, Tuitt has 22 tackles with 3.5 sacks and six quarterback hits coming into Week 6. In his six years with the Steelers, Tuitt has over 200 tackles and 23.