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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a slew of injuries in Sunday’s 31-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Head coach Mike Tomlin provided a brief injury report after the game.
“We had some injuries. [Isaiahh] Loudermilk had a high ankle. [Alex] Highsmith had a high ankle. Patrick Queen had a rib injury. Payton Wilson, it was just heat-related fatigue,” Tomlin said. “He missed a block of time. A couple of other guys went in and out and were capable of returning. James Pierre being one of them.”
Queen suffered a rib injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Seattle. Queen was evaluated in the blue medical tent and was listed as questionable before returning.
The Steelers were without defensive tackle Derrick Harmon (knee), cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (hamstring) and strong safety DeShon Elliott (knee) heading into Sunday’s game. Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith, defensive tackle Isaiahh Loudermilk, linebacker Patrick Queen (rib), linebacker Payton Wilson (heat-related) and James Pierre (arm) were the in-game injuries.
Wilson vomited and was evaluated in the blue medical tent. Like Queen, Wilson returned.
Highsmith did not return to the game. Highsmith tweaked his ankle during the Steelers’ Friday practice, but suited up for the matchup against Sam Darnold’s offense.
Highsmith missed all of the preseason with a groin injury suffered during a 1-on-1 drill during training camp. He healed up from that ailment quickly enough to get back on the field for the Steelers’ season opener against the New York Jets. In that one, Highsmith had the Steelers’ only sack against former teammate Justin Fields, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.
Loudermilk suffered a right ankle injury on the opening drive of Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. He has been ruled out for the rest of the game.
Loudermilk went into the blue medical tent on the Pittsburgh sideline before leaving on a cart.
The Seahawks went 65 yards in eight plays on their opening drive. Seattle converted third downs of six and 10 yards. The TD was Tory Horton’s first career reception.
The Steelers were already thin on the defensive line, as rookie defensive tackle Derrick Harmon is recovering from a knee injury suffered in the preseason finale.
Rookie Yahya Black replaced Loudermilk. Logan Lee and Daniel Ekuale also saw playing time.
Alan Saunders and Brendan Howe provided reporting from Pittsburgh.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Suffer Slew of Injuries in Loss to Seahawks
