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Injury timeline revealed for Pittsburgh Steelers OT Troy Fautanu
Latrobe, Pa. — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie offensive tackle Troy Fautanu will miss the team’s game against the Buffalo Bills, head coach Mike Tomlin said after Sunday’s practice. The Steelers remain optimistic on a quick recovery and turnaround for Fautanu, but he could miss up to two weeks with the injury. Pittsburgh hopes that Fautanu will return against the Detroit Lions.
“From an injury standpoint, you guys got information on Troy [Fautanu] after the game. He’s got a knee sprain. He’ll be out this week, and I’ll just leave it at that. We’re really optimistic about a quick return from him, but we’ll take it day by day,” Tomlin said.
Before the injury, Fautanu played 25 snaps at right tackle. The Steelers had expected him to play a lot, and his trajectory seemed to be on a curve to the point where the Steelers would feel like upping his workload in the tackle competition. As for what that means now, there is no guarantee that Fautanu will get another chance at first-team reps, and Dan Moore Jr. and Broderick Jones feel like Week 1 starters.
“He’s doing really well. Obviously, we wanted to give him a lot of work because that’s where he is in development, but I like the general trajectory of it,” Tomlin said.
Moore has continued to stave off Fautanu, who has surged throughout training camp practices on the right side. There is no guarantee that Moore will start Week 1, either, especially if Fautanu can swiftly recover in time for the Lions game on August 24. However, if that does not come to fruition, it feels like an uphill battle for the rookie to start right away.
LOS ANGELES — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay suffered a concussion against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second quarter and did not return.
It happened on a run play when Slay was slammed into by teammate Kyle Dugger. Dugger hit Slay right in the head on the backside of a tackle, and he stayed down.
After he walked off the field under his own power, Slay went into the blue medical tent and was immediately escorted to the locker room. He was initially ruled as questionable before being ruled out for the rest of the game with the injury. James Pierre came in and replaced him.
Slay has dealt with other injuries this year, including a dislocated finger, shoulder issue, and a self-described ‘tight calf’ at one point during the team’s game against the Green Bay Packers.
Those injury issues have forced him to be in and out of the lineup at times, though he has yet to miss a game with an injury issue.
In order to play next week against the Indianapolis Colts, Slay will have to clear the concussion protocol in seven days. That is not impossible, but it will still be somewhat tough to climb uphill to play next week.
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Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (2-0)
Pittsburgh; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh hosts Eastern Michigan after Damarco Minor scored 23 points in Pittsburgh’s 78-60 victory against the Longwood Lancers.
Pittsburgh finished 17-15 overall a season ago while going 13-4 at home. The Panthers averaged 75.9 points per game last season, 15.5 on free throws and 24.9 from beyond the arc.
Eastern Michigan finished 9-10 in MAC games and 6-10 on the road a season ago. The Eagles averaged 12.4 assists per game on 26.0 made field goals last season.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are elevating a familiar face to the 53-man roster for their Week 10 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. With the team entering the contest with just 52 players on their active roster, they are dipping into their practice squad to fill out the group entering SoFi Stadium.
The Steelers announced multiple roster moves ahead of the game, highlighted by veteran running back Trey Sermon receiving another elevation to the active roster. This will be the fourth game Sermon plays for the Steelers this season. In his three previous appearances, he has yet to receive any carries or receptions on the offensive side, playing strictly in a special teams role.
This is Sermon’s fifth season in the NFL. Originally selected in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, he played in nine games in his first season. He accumulated 167 rushing yards and a touchdown on 41 carries with the 49ers before joining the Philadelphia Eagles for the 2022 campaign.
After another one-year stop in Philly, he spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. He appeared in 31 out of a possible 34 games over those two seasons, picking up 319 rushing yards, 112 receiving yards and two rushing scores.
That’s what drew the Steelers to Sermon this past summer. With 42 NFL games under his belt, the 26-year-old has plenty of experience despite being a relatively young running back.
The Steelers also saw the special teams allure in Sermon, and that was the deciding factor in bringing him in and keeping him around during the 2025 season. That versatility and special teams ability has earned him four appearances with the team and a high level of trust from special teams coach Danny Smith.
Coming off a 55-yard team rushing performance in their Week 9 win, can Sermon find his way into the offensive game plan? It’s unlikely with Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell still occupying the top two slots and rookie Kaleb Johnson slowly earning back more snaps after a justified slide down the depth chart at the start of the regular season. Still, the Steelers’ offense has yet to find a groove.
Sermon has shown he’s a change of pace back and special teams contributor in the NFL. If the Steelers are interested in shaking up any part of their offense, they can look to Sermon’s 6’0”, 215-pound frame to play a more powerful type of running football.
Otherwise, the Steelers have another trusted special teams player at their disposal in a crucial game against the 6-3 Chargers.
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