Pittsburgh Steelers believe TJ Watt suffered a torn chest muscle while Nagy Harris leaves OT win against the Cincinnati Bengals with injuries

The Pittsburgh Steelers think the passing star is the NFL Player of the Year TJ Watt He ruptured his chest on Sunday 23-20 win overtime A source told ESPN’s Adam Shifter.

Watt is scheduled to undergo tests on Monday to confirm the diagnosis, the source said.

The Steelers did not provide any additional details after the game, with coach Mike Tomlin only saying that Watt was being evaluated for an upper body injury.

No watt and go back Nagy Harris (Ft) He came out with injuries in the fourth quarter and was ruled out.

Harris suffered a foot injury as the Steelers tried to run out of the clock, walking off the field limping. He was dealing with a sprained Lisfranc foot during training camp, but said earlier this week that he is in good health.

Watt walked off the field after several plays due to his injury and headed straight to the locker room.

“Having TJ there definitely benefits us. He’s a captain. He’s the best defensive player of the year,” his teammate Cameron Heyward He said. “No matter how long it takes, the other players have to come forward. Alex (HighsmithVery good today. Malik (Red) And the Jamir (Jones) Coming. We had to do a few different things there, but we gather around it. And when he comes back, we’ll be ready.”

After the match, Harris was seen wearing protective boots as he left the locker room. Far from a sophomore, the Steelers have a skinny and relatively inexperienced backroom. Unformatted Beginner Free Proxy Jaylyn Warren Capturing the bulk of the shots when Harris fell, the 2019 fourth round pick Benny Snell It is also an option. He only had 36 buggies last season for 98 yards, but the Kentucky product started where he was James Conner Five times in 2019 and 2020.

The Steelers also have the selection of Anthony MacFarland in the 2020 fourth round to the coaching staff.

The positional depth behind the watt is also thin.

Highsmith started every game against the right-back opposite Watts last season. The Steelers added Red Cross Trade with the Denver Broncos earlier this month. He started 13 games for the Broncos in each of the past two seasons. The team also picked Jones in waivers, and brought him back to Pittsburgh after seeing action in three games with the Steelers last season.

“I pray that everything is fine,” Highsmith said of Watt. “I know a guy like him, that would hurt him because he’s not there because he loves football so much. We’ll get around him. We have the players to be able to step in and get things done if he’s not able to go.”