Steelers receive good news and bad news regarding the availability of two defenders in Week 2 vs. Seattle Seahawks

“I’ll quickly give you an injury report,” said Tomlin during his weekly address on Tuesday. “Derrick Harmon [you] can anticipate him continuing to be out this week with his knee. DeShon Elliott, the same with his knee. Malik Harrison, the same with his knee. And so those are three guys that are potentially scheduled to be out as I sit here today. . .

” . . Joey Porter wasn’t able to finish the game with a hamstring. Optimistic about his availability, but I’ll let the quality of his work and the amount of his work during the week be our guide there. And really optimistic and hopeful about Nick Herbig being available for us this week.”

We're two days in and still no Joey Porter Jr at practice. Between that and the Pierre signing, his availability for Sunday may have turned from question to doubt. The Steelers tend to take things slow with soft tissue injuries, but especially hamstrings, as you may recall George Pickens missing three games last year with a tight/strained hamstring. Friday will be huge for him.

If he can't go, the Steelers will head into Week 2 down two starters in their secondary. DeShon Elliott is slated to miss multiple weeks with an MCL sprain, but his replacement is already looking good at practice as Jabrill Peppers aims to work his way into some valuable reps.