Steelers' defense adds a new name to the injury list, and it comes from a position group that's already short-handed

Part of the reason why the Pittsburgh Steelers looked like Swiss cheese against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday was because of the attrition they suffered on the defensive side of the ball. Down starters at all three levels of the defense at one point, Pittsburgh is already banged up, and it's only Week 3.

The defensive backfield has been ravaged by injury, with starters Joey Porter Jr. and DeShon Elliott missing Week 2. Apparently, Darius Slay suffered a shoulder injury during said contest, but according to Mike Tomlin, he's at least probable.

The latest on where the team stands in terms of injury from Mike Tomlin.

Steelers Week 3 Injury Update

"Just giving you [a health] update [Isaiahh] Loudermilk will be out. He has a high ankle sprain that could be described as week-to-week. Alex Highsmith has a less significant ankle sprain as well. He could be characterized as out as well. We have some guys that got banged up in the game that may limit them at the early portions of the week, but should not eliminate them for participation."

"Some of those guys include Patrick Queen with an oblique and [Darius] Slay with a shoulder. And so as you can see, a lot of those guys are and have been defensive players. But oftentimes it happens like that in football. It is our job and their job to adapt and adjust, to put together the appropriate formula in terms of mixes of people, how we divide the labor up, and what we do schematically, and so really excited about it."