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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers special teams ace Miles Killebrew exited Sunday’s matchup with the Cleveland Browns with a right knee injury. He was ruled out for the remainder of the game as his team led 9-0 in the second quarter.
Killebrew, a team captain, was helped off the field and couldn’t put much weight on his right leg. He was ushered into the blue medical tent on the sideline. He was carted to the locker room afterward.
The Detroit Lions drafted Killebrew in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons with them before joining the Steelers ahead of the 2021 campaign. Since then, he’s made 60 combined tackles. He was a first-team Associated Press All-Pro in 2023.
Killebrew is also part of a safety room that includes DeShon Elliott, Chuck Clark, Juan Thornhill and Jabrill Peppers. The Steelers signed Killebrew to a two-year extension in March 2024.
“It’s such a journey. I try to remain consistent through it all,” Killebrew told Steelers.com then. “Consistent with my approach. And it really makes me feel validated that’s the right approach. I have a year like this, and I can take a deep breath and say I am doing the right thing by maintaining my consistency, whether it be my walk with God, my home life with my family, the things that I do to train in the offseason.
“Things that I’m kind of leading my guys here on the team. It’s cool to have a year like this to just kind of say, okay, I’m moving in the right direction.”
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Captain Carted Off With Injury vs. Browns
