{"id":623256,"date":"2025-08-22T06:14:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T05:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=623256"},"modified":"2025-08-22T06:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T05:14:56","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-injury-news-derrick-harmon-carted-off-against-panthers-avoids-season-ending-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/pittsburgh-steelers-injury-news-derrick-harmon-carted-off-against-panthers-avoids-season-ending-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers Injury News \u2013 Rookie DT Derrick Harmon Carted Off against Panthers, but Avoids Season-Ending Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers faced the Carolina Panthers last night in what was the last preseason game of the year for both teams. Despite coming out on top 19-10, the Steelers were more concerned with the injury sustained by rookie defensive tackle Derrick Harmon.&nbsp;<\/p><p>As per the latest update, reports indicate that the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Steelers&rsquo;<\/a> first-round pick may have dodged a major scare, as he is likely to miss a few weeks of action at most while avoiding a season-ending injury.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steelers first-round DT Derrick Harmon injured his knee tonight vs. Carolina and is out.<\/p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1958681984105939174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harmon Carted Off Following Knee Injury<\/h2><p>On just the second series of the game, DT Derrick Harmon was trying to get to the quarterback on a pass play when he was spun and thrown to the ground, landing heavily on his right leg.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Visibly in clear pain after the fall, Harmon walked to the sidelines and entered the blue medical tent. Afterwards, he was taken to the locker rooms on a cart for further evaluation.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pray for Derrick Harmon &#128148;&#128591;<br><br>The Steelers' rookie had to be carted off.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YReUZP6OLO\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/YReUZP6OLO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1958684649376358645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>While the seriousness of the injury was unknown at the time, Steeler Nation was pleased to see him return to the sidelines and walking on his own later in the game. However, Harmon was seen in street clothes and did not partake in the remainder of the game.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The 21st overall pick of this year&rsquo;s NFL draft was also seen in a much better mood as he was chatting and smiling with teammates Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt while they watched the game from the bench.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steelers&rsquo; Backup Plan Following Harmon&rsquo;s Injury<\/h2><p>Pittsburgh drafted Harmon in the first round this year with the motive of playing him as a starter from the get-go. Mike Tomlin and the Steelers are generally one of the most well-rounded defensive teams, and Harmon was fitting in nicely under Tomlin&rsquo;s system.<\/p><p>The former Oregon Ducks player had been quite impressive during training camp and preseason. Learning from the likes of Cam Heyward and Keeanu Benton, Harmon was making steady progress, which was reflected well in the preseason games.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHEW! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Steelers<\/a> Nation exhales. It appears Derrick Harmon is gonna be ok. Back on the sidelines in street clothes. Walking. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1CAd3Noi83\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/1CAd3Noi83<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Todd (@DavidMTodd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidMTodd\/status\/1958705886140276801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Now that the rookie is set to miss at least a few weeks of action, the Steelers will have to turn to their other options, which include Isaiahh Loudermilk, Daniel Ekuale, or fifth-round rookie Yahya Black, who has also been impressive in training camp.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Nonetheless, Loudermilk is the current backup for Harmon, so there is a strong possibility that he starts in place of the rookie. Pittsburgh will, however, be waiting for more updates and would like to see their rookie on the field as soon as possible.&nbsp;<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harmon is most likely set to miss a few weeks but nothing more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":623262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6206,9335,82,197],"class_list":["post-623256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-derrick-harmon","tag-derrick-harmon-injury-update","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh-steelers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pittsburgh Steelers Injury News &ndash; Rookie DT Derrick Harmon Carted Off against Panthers, but Avoids Season-Ending Injury - 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