Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Derrick Harmon suffered an injury during Thursday's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers.
The 2025 first-round pick out of Oregon was carted off the field during the second quarter of the game at Bank of America Stadium. The broadcast cut to Harmon on the cart on the sideline, and he appeared to be very emotional.
Burt Lauten, the Steelers' senior director of communications, said on social media that Harmon was ruled out of the game with a knee injury. Harmon, in street clothes, returned to the sidelines during the fourth quarter and took a seat on the bench. Sideline reporter Missi Matthews said on the broadcast that Harmon walked out of the locker room under his own power to the bench.
After the game, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told r