PITTSBURGH — Four members of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense got good injury status news on Saturday for the team’s Week 8 home game against the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football.
Nose tackle Keeanu Benton, strong safety DeShon Elliott, cornerback Donte Jackson and free safety Damontae Kazee all do not have an injury status for Monday’s game.
Benton was limited in practice on Thursday with calf injury, but was a full participant on both Friday and Saturday and appears good to go. The Steelers do not have a backup nose tackle on their 53-man roster, with Montravius Adams on the injured reserve list.
Elliott missed practice on Thursday with a back injury. He was limited on Friday, but was a full participant on Saturday. Kazee suffered an ankle injury before the Steelers’ Week 5 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. He was able to play in that game, but missed the last two weeks. Terrell Edmunds is the primary backup at both safety positions.
Jackson has been dealing with an AC sprain since first suffering the injury back in the team’s Week 3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. He has been playing through it, but he missed extensive time during last week’s win over the New York Jets. Jackson was replaced by veteran backup James Pierre.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Roster Status |
| DT Keeanu Benton | Calf | Oct. 23 | TBD | Active, FP on Sat., IN vs. NYG |
| SS DeShon Elliott | Back | Oct. 23 | TBD | Active, FP on Sat., IN vs. NYG |
| CB Donte Jackson | AC sprain | Oct. 18 | Day to day | Active, FP on Sat., IN vs. NYG |
| DT Montravius Adams | Knee | Oct. 18 | Four weeks | Injured reserve |
| CB Anthony Averett | TBD | Oct. 17 | TBD | Practice squad IR |
| WR Roman Wilson | Hamstring | Oct. 17 | Day to day | Active, DNP on Sat., OUT vs. NYG |
| C Zach Frazier | Ankle | Oct. 13 | Week to week | Active, DNP on Sat., OUT vs. NYG |
| FS Damontae Kazee | Ankle | Oct. 6 | Day to day | Active, FP on Sat., IN vs. NYG |
| DE DeMarvin Leal | Neck/stinger | Oct. 6 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| OLB Nick Herbig | Right hamstring | Oct. 6 | Week to week | Active, DNP on Sat., OUT vs. NYG |
| RB Cordarrelle Patterson | Ankle | Sept. 29 | Day to day | Active, LP on Sat., DBT vs. NYG |
| RG James Daniels | Achilles | Sept. 29 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| CB Cory Trice Jr. | Hamstring | Sept. 22 | Week to week | Injured reserve |
| RT Troy Fautanu | Right knee dislocation | Sept. 20 | Regular season | Injured reserve |
| WR Ben Skowronek | Shoulder | Sept. 15 | Week to week | Injured reserve |
| LB Tyler Matakevich | Left hamstring | Sept. 15 | Week to week | IR-DFR 10/23, LP on Sat., OUT vs. NYG |
| P Cameron Johnston | Right knee | Sept. 8 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| SS Ryan Watts | Neck/stinger | Aug. 24 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| DL Logan Lee | Calf | Aug. 20 | Week to week | Injured reserve |
| OT Dylan Cook | Lisfranc, left foot | Aug. 17 | Week to week | IR-DFR 10/17, FP on Sat., OUT vs. NYG |
| C Nate Herbig | Torn rotator cuff | Aug. 14 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| OLB David Perales | Left MCL tear | July 31 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| ILB Cole Holcomb | Left knee surgery | Nov. 2, 2023 | Week to week | PUP/reserve |