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The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting some reinforcements for Sunday’s Week 14 home matchup with the Cleveland Browns. Pittsburgh (9-3) will have two defenders back in the lineup who did not play when the Browns upset the Steelers two weeks ago.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that he “fully expects” to have starting outside linebacker Alex Highsmith for Sunday after he was sidelined the past three games with an ankle injury he suffered during Pittsburgh’s Week 10 win over Washington. On Wednesday, the Steelers got another defender back when they activated reserve cornerback Cory Trice off injured reserve. Trice hasn’t played since he injured his hamstring in Pittsburgh’s Week 3 win over the Chargers.
Both players will help Pittsburgh’s defense in different ways.
Along with his impact as a starter, Highsmith’s return only adds to Pittsburgh’s impressive depth at outside linebacker that also includes T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig and Preston Smith, who was acquired just before the trade deadline. In Sunday’s 44-38 win over the Bengals, the trio combined to record three sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
“It’s pretty exciting, isn’t it?” Tomlin said when asked about Highsmith’s return and the depth of Pittsburgh’s outside linebacker corps, via the Tribune-Review. “You can’t run out of rush men, particularly in December,” Tomlin said. “So it’s exciting. Make no mistake, there’s enough work for all parties involved and we’re excited about sorting that out as we prepare.”
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-12-05 20:20:00
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