Steelers first-round pick Derrick Harmon was carted off the field after sustaining a knee injury in the team's final preseason game against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night.

After Pittsburgh's 19-10 win, coach Mike Tomlin said Harmon has a knee sprain and is being evaluated. When asked if the team is worried that Harmon might have suffered serious ligament damage, Tomlin said "like I said, it is a knee sprain."

Harmon appeared to sustain the injury as he tried to muscle around guard Brandon Walton . Walton shoved him to the ground as Harmon turned the corner around him, and Harmon fell awkwardly on his right side. The pressure forced Panthers quarterback Jack Plummer to throw under duress, and cornerback James Pierre intercepted him in the end zone.

He was in tears wit

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