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2:13Week 12 On-Site Preview: Steelers at Bears
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0:32Aaron Rodgers Questionable Against Bears
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11:45Week 12 Fantasy Football Injury Report
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0:35Emory Hunt Says Rodgers Should Not Play Against The Bears
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2:03Coin Toss Between Ravens & Steelers To Win AFC North
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1:40Aaron Rodgers' Status In Doubt With Wrist Injury
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11:57NFL Week 12: Storylines & Games with Playoff Implications
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2:08Are Steelers Slipping At The Worst Time?
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1:50How A Return To Chicago May Impact Rodgers' Decision
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2:53Aaron Rodgers (Wrist) Status Unknown For Sunday
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2:53Week 12 NFL Picks: The Steelers at The Bears
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1:15Leger Douzable's AFC & NFC Playoff Predictions
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2:18Top Running Backs to Add for Week 12
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JUST IN: Aaron Rodgers (Wrist) Will Not Need Surgery
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3:24John Breech discusses Aaron Rodgers not needing surgery
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0:31McFadden Praises Ramsey Composure After Getting Spit On
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1:10Ja'Marr Suspended For One Game Following Spitting Incident
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0:30Breaking News: Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase Suspended One Game
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NFL Playoff Picture: Steelers
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1:35Aaron Rodgers Suffers Slight Break In Non-Throwing Wrist
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2025 Defensive
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CMB
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SCK
Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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INT
Interceptions
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| Regular Season | 24 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Top Alex Highsmith News
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Unlikely to play vs. Chicago
Highsmith (pectoral) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Bears, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Highsmith ended the week with back-to-back limited practices, and while there was optimism he could return from a one-game absence, his doubtful tag means he's facing an uphill battle to play Sunday. Highsmith's absence would mean that Nick Herbig and rookie fourth-rounder Jack Sawyer would be slated for more edge-rusher snaps on defense opposite T.J. Watt.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Optimistic after limited practice
Highsmith (pectoral) was listed as a limited participant at Thursday's practice, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Highsmith's making progress after missing Pittsburgh's Week 11 win over the Bengals and subsequently being listed as a non-participant at Wednesday's practice. Per Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Highsmith said after practice Thursday that he's progressing well in his recovery and feels optimistic about his chances of suiting up Sunday against the Bears.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Misses practice Wednesday
Highsmith (pectoral) did not practice Wednesday.
Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Highsmith was expected to be a limited participant in practice this week, but Wednesday wasn't that day for the edge rusher. Highsmith missed last Sunday's win over the Bengals, and his status for Week 12 against the Bears appears to also be in question.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Will be limited in practice
Highsmith (pectoral) is expected to be a limited participant in practice this week, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Highsmith didn't play in last Sunday's win over the Bengals after he failed to practice all last week. Prior to going down with his injury, Highsmith was filling up the box score, posting 4.0 sacks across Weeks 9 and 10. Getting Highsmith back in the lineup would be a big boost to a Pittsburgh defense that has started to turn a corner in recent weeks.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Ruled out
Highsmith (pectoral) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Bengals, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Highsmith was unable to participate in practice throughout the week due to the pectoral injury he sustained during the Week 10 matchup with the Chargers, though the outside linebacker didn't show many signs of injury after recording 2.0 sacks against Justin Herbert. With the 28-year-old unable to suit up, Nick Herbig is in line to gain an increased snap share similar to what he logged in Highsmith's absences in Week 3 and Week 4.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Dealing with pec injury
Highsmith (pectoral) did not participate at practice Wednesday, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.
Highsmith recorded two sacks in Week 10 against the Chargers, and it's unclear when he picked up the pec issue. He'll probably have to return to practice in some capacity Thursday or Friday to have any chance to play in Week 11 versus the Bengals.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Logs two sacks against Bolts
Highsmith finished Sunday's 25-10 loss to the Chargers with 2.0 sacks.
Highsmith was responsible for two of the Steelers' five sacks on Justin Herbert on Sunday, both of which came in the third quarter. Highsmith has recorded 2.0 sacks in each of his last two games, and his 5.5 sacks on the season is tied with Nick Herbig for second most on the Steelers behind T.J. Watt (6.0).
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Cleared for Week 10
Highsmith (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Chargers, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Highsmith sustained an ankle injury in Week 2 against Seattle, and it appeared to have been aggravated for the first time since Week 6. Since returning from his first ankle injury, Highsmith has logged 13 tackles (seven solo), including 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and added one pass defensed. The 28-year-old linebacker managed to log a full practice Friday and fend off an injury designation, meaning he is set to suit up for Sunday's game.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Limited in practice Thursday
Highsmith (ankle) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Highsmith first hurt his ankle in Week 2 against Seattle and has been managing the issue off and on since. He's been able to suit up in each of Pittsburgh's past four contests but didn't practice this Wednesday ahead of Thursday's limited session. It's possible that the Steelers are simply managing Highsmith's practice reps, but if he's unable to log a full session Friday, he could enter the weekend with an injury designation for Sunday's clash against the Chargers.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Ankle injury pops back up
Highsmith (ankle) did not practice Wednesday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Highsmith had a big performance in Sunday's win over the Colts, logging 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble. However, he was sidelined to begin the week of preparation for a Week 10 matchup against the Chargers. Highsmith missed two games earlier in the season with an ankle issue, so it's possible the injury was aggravated, or he could simply be getting a veteran's day off.
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Sacks Jones twice Week 9
Highsmith recorded four tackles (three solo), including 2.0 sacks, one pass defense and one forced fumble during the Steelers' 27-20 win over the Colts on Sunday.
Both of Highsmith's sacks came in the second half, with the latter resulting in a fumble that was recovered by Derrick Harmon and led to a Chris Boswell 46-yard field goal six plays later in the fourth quarter. Highsmith is now up to 3.5 sacks over six regular-season games, which is tied with Keeanu Benton for third most on the Steelers behind T.J. Watt (5.0) and Nick Herbig (4.5).
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Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Upgrades to full Thursday
Highsmith (ankle) was a full participant in practice Thursday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Highsmith was limited Wednesday, but Thursday's full participation suggests Pittsburgh's Week 5 bye provided enough time for Highsmith to recover from an ankle injury that had sidelined him since Week 2. He's set to reprise his usual role Sunday against the Browns as a key piece of Pittsburgh's pass rush, having recorded at least 6.0 sacks in each of the previous four seasons, including 14.5 in 2022.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-4, 242 lbs |
| Birthplace: Wilmington, NC |
| Age: 28 |
| School: Charlotte |
| Experience: 6 |