The Pittsburgh Steelers may be getting much more than one defensive starter back when DeShon Elliott finally returns to the lineup. According to Steelers insider Mark Kaboly, Elliott's presence could completely change the way Jaquan Brisker performs in Pittsburgh's secondary.
OCTOBER 10: Seeing as Pittman is expected to miss multiple weeks due to his foot injury, the Steelers have opted not to rush him back to the field. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Pittsburgh is placing the veteran receiver on injured reserve.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the largest rookie classes in the NFL after the organization drafted 10 players back in April. The franchise originally went into the event with 12 selections, but two of them were used to maneuver the draft board.
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DeShon Elliott was among the players moved to injured reserve-designated for return during roster cuts. The veteran safety could soon be back in the lineup for the Steelers, though.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-2 through the first four games of the 2026 regular season, and the team currently sits in third place in the AFC North. While it has been a bumpy ride to begin new Head Coach Mike McCarthy's first season in Pittsburgh, he has the team at .500 through four games, which is nothing to be too upset about.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-2 after their first four games of the 2026 season. Things haven't reached a total sense of panic, but any time you lose to the Cleveland Browns, you have to take a long look in the mirror.
The Pittsburgh Steelers currently sit at 2-2 after a tough loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 4. Had Pittsburgh won that game the team would be sitting at the top of the AFC North, but currently the group is in third place in the division.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers could be getting closer to welcoming an important defensive starter back onto the field. Veteran safety DeShon Elliott has been sidelined on injured reserve, but his potential return is beginning to generate attention as Pittsburgh prepares for the next stretch of its 2026 season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for the team's Week 1 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. This is Pittsburgh's first home season opener in Week 1 since the 2023 season, and that game did not go well against the San Francisco 49ers.
One of the positions that some fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers are concerned about is safety, specifically the plan, or lack thereof, at free safety. DeShon Elliott was placed on injured reserve, but he was their starting strong safety.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are now busy working at practice and planning for their Week 1 matchup of the 2026 NFL season as they take on the Atlanta Falcons.
Losing him in the 2025 season was a massive blow to the defense, so Pittsburgh is anticipating that he heals up quickly so he can be ready for the long gauntlet to end the 2026 campaign.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without a key piece of their defense to open the 2026 season. Upon revealing their initial 53-man roster, the Steelers also announced that safety DeShon Elliott has been placed on the reserve/injured list with a designation to return.
The Pittsburgh Steelers want their safeties to look interchangeable before the snap, which is useful right up until interchangeability starts pulling one of their best defenders away from what he does best.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have spent most of the summer treating one of their starting safeties like an expensive piece of glass. DeShon Elliott was healthy enough to avoid the PUP list, but not healthy enough for Pittsburgh to simply turn him loose after the kind of injury that made “take it slow” sound less like advice and more like a team policy.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' annual training camp evening practice brought some tough news for the team as it continues to get closer to preseason football.
Even though Mike McCarthy has started his tenure as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the defensive side of the ball will remain the heart and soul of the team.
One of the positions under the microscope at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is free safety. The Steelers don't have a true centerfielder on the back end who can thrive in a Cover 1 scheme, though they do have adequate personnel for Cover 2 press-man concepts.
According to Jordan Schultz, Steelers S DeShon Elliott has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL and is expected to only miss a few weeks. Schultz says right