PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Derrick Harmon said Saturday he initially feared the MCL sprain that took him out of the preseason finale was "serious."

"Most definitely," Harmon said, asked if he was relieved at the diagnosis. "I thought it was serious, but it wasn't as serious. But still something [to] get rehab on and that's what my main focus is right now, is just to attack rehab and do what I've got to to get back on the field and help the team."

Harmon, selected No. 21 overall in April, echoed coach Mike Tomlin's earlier timeline that the defensive tackle is "week-to-week." Depending on the degree of severity, MCL sprains can take from several weeks to a month to heal. With the season opener still two weeks away, Harmon could avoid landing on short-term injur

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