The Pittsburgh Steelers dominant rookie spoke about his injury.

First-round rookie Derrick Harmon missed the last two games with a knee injury, but Mike Tomlin is hopeful the defensive tackle can return to play against another elite running back on Monday night when the Steelers host the Miami Dolphins.

Thursday morning, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Derrick Harmon said he was “optimistic” he could return to game play Monday. By Thursday afternoon, some external optimism waned when Harmon was not at practice.

It was long of the longest injury reports of the season for the Steelers, which featured 13 players on it. It was announced Thursday morning that

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Derrick Harmon is ‘optimistic’ that he can return this Monday from a knee issue that has forced him to miss the last two games. Harmon says the injury is in the same knee he suffered an MCL sprain in earlier this season,

Mike Tomlin on Tuesday alluded to defensive tackle Derrick Harmon’s potential return to the lineup. Because of attrition at the position and the performance of the run defense without Harmon, it can’t come soon enough for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be missing one of their best run defenders again in Week 14 versus the Baltimore Ravens. The post Steelers Get Awful Injury Update for Run Defense Before Critical Ravens Showdown appeared first on Heavy Sports.

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