The No. 1 priority for NFL teams in the preseason is to get out of the games without major injury. The Pittsburgh Steelers may have failed with that one on Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers .

Defensive lineman Derrick Harmon , the team's first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, had to be carted to the locker room with a knee injury while also looking visibly upset as he was taken back. The team announced almost immediately that he would be out for the remainder of the game with a knee injury.

#Steelers DT Derrick Harmon sustained a knee injury and is out for the rest of tonight's game. — Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) August 22, 2025

Head coach Mike Tomlin provided an update after the game:

Steelers HC Mike Tomlin told reporters that first-round pick Derrick Harmon spr

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