While we don’t yet know the definite status of some of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ injured players, we do know that Tyson Alualu is likely to miss at least a week or two, and it’s possible that Cameron Heyward could miss some time. We will know more, at least about the latter, over the next couple of days.
Even if Heyward is healthy enough to play, his snap count is likely to be reduced, and that is going to mean that more will be on the plate of the Steelers’ young defensive linemen, Isaiah Buggs and Henry Mondeaux, who both had to play more on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens in face of injuries.