The Steelers go into today's game against the New York Jets without two players on defense.
They will be without defensive lineman Derrick Harmon, the team's No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, as well as linebacker Nick Herbig, who was limited in practice all week with a hamstring injury. Both players are inactive.
Harmon suffered a knee sprain in the preseason finale and Coach Mike Tomlin indicated at the start of the week that he wouldn't be available.
With Harmon out, expect multiple players to step up and do their part, something that isn't that far from the norm on the defensive line early in the season.
"It's going to be a committee of people, but I would imagine it would have been a committee of people if he were available," said Tomlin. "We generally play a lot of D-linemen, par