The Pittsburgh Steelers had motive to be involved when first-round decide Derrick Harmon was carted off to the locker room on Thursday evening with what the staff described as a knee harm. However they obtained some fairly excellent news on Friday when it was revealed that the harm was not fairly as dangerous because it initially seemed.
Harmon is coping with a sprained MCL that’s going to maintain him out for a few month, however it’s not a season-ender.
Provided that timeline, he could miss the staff’s first three video games of the season towards the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.
The Steelers drafted Harmon within the hopes that he may assist deliver some much-needed youth and upside to a defensive position that badly wanted some depth. The Steelers had been completely dominated of their playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens, permitting greater than 300 dashing yards. It was a humbling sport for a staff that prides itself on protection and stopping the run, and the defensive position grew to become an enormous precedence within the offseason.
Harmon will nonetheless have a chance to make an impression this season, however they should wait a bit longer to see it.
What makes it a fair greater concern is that the staff’s finest defensive lineman, Cam Heyward, is coping with a contract dispute that has prevented him from collaborating in coaching camp practices. His availability for the season-opener stays in query.
If Heyward sits out, and Harmon is sidelined with an harm, that’s going to place an enormous dent within the staff’s defensive position.
