The Pittsburgh Steelers have updated the status of their special teams captain after he sustained a serious knee injury in Week 6.

With the Steelers playing the Bengals on Thursday night, Pittsburgh has released its first estimated injury report of the week.

The Steelers have a lot to fit into a short week with a Thursday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium and getting players healthy in a few days isn't an easy thing. Coach Mike Tomlin already ruled out special teams captain Miles Killebrew,

After being quickly ruled out with under four minutes remaining in the second quarter, Killebrew's setback was described by Tomlin as a "significant knee injury" — the only health concern mentioned by the Steelers head coach in the post-game press conference.

Another member of the Pittsburgh Steelers' secondary went down with an injury against the Cleveland Browns after a scary collision in the fourth quarter at Acri

On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers sent scouts to watch Penn State quarterback Drew Allar as he took on Northwestern. This was the third time the Steelers had scouted Allar, which confirms he was a top target for the Steelers in the 2026 NFL draft.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are going in the right direction on most of their injuries, with outside linebacker Alex Highsmith being upgraded to a full participant in practice on Thursday. Highsmith, who missed two games with a high ankle sprain, is now on the mend and looks to be back against the Cleveland Browns.