Overview
- Team officials announced both moves, which clear two roster spots under the NFL’s injured reserve rules.
- Defensive lineman Daniel Ekuale sustained a torn ACL and is out for the remainder of the season.
- Safety DeShon Elliott’s ACL is intact but additional knee damage will sideline him at least four weeks, with the team indicating a likely extended absence.
- The Steelers are preparing to expand roles for backup defensive linemen Esezi Otomewo and Logan Lee.
- Ekuale had appeared in all seven games as a reserve nose tackle after signing from the Patriots, and Elliott was hurt on a play involving Tucker Kraft and Juan Thornhill.