You could argue that the Pittsburgh Steelers are nearly in mid-season form in the injury department. Yesterday, the Twitterverse was buzzing with news that linebacker Bud Dupree would be starting his second season a little late. Turns out that nagging groin injury that kept him out of all 4 preseason games wouldn’t get better, and the Steelers placed him on IR.
#Steelers LB Bud Dupree is having surgery to fix a core muscle tear, source said. Return midsession (IR/to return) is possible if goes well
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 4, 2016
Ian Rapoport also implied in a follow-up tweet that Dupree would be seeing surgeon William Meyers in Philadelphia.