Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Dean Lowry. Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Steelers defender announces season-ending ACL injury

By Jordan Sigler | Last updated Aug 5, 2025 9:14 PM ET

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without a key defensive lineman for the entire season.

Via an Instagram post on Tuesday, veteran Dean Lowry revealed he suffered an ACL injury during practice last week.

"During a training camp practice last week I sustained an ACL injury that will likely end my season," Lowry wrote. "Hard to comprehend the thoughts and emotions I have felt since then."

Lowry said he was "heartbroken" that he wouldn't be able to play with his Steelers teammates in 2025.

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Lowry, 31, signed with the Steelers in 2024. He played in 12 games for Pittsburgh and started one, recording five tackles and one sack.

Lowry was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. He's appeared in 132 games and started in 85, recording 271 tackles, 16.5 sacks, 18 passes defensed and one forced fumble.

The injury is frustrating for Lowry, who was entering his 10th season. He was set to rejoin his former Packers teammate, Aaron Rodgers, on a special season in 2025, but instead will have to rehab his injury.

Jordan Sigler

Jordan Sigler is a sports writer with a decade of experience as a journalist, including his time as a breaking news/day cops reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. His sports coverage across the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, and college football world has also been featured at ChiCitySports, Gridiron Heroics, Pro Football Network, and Athlon Sports. Based in Austin, Texas, Jordan graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas Tech University in 2014

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