PITTSBURGH — Alex Highsmith will not require surgery on his injured groin, but the Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher is still expected to miss multiple weeks. Highsmith suffered a reoccurrence of a training camp groin injury late in the second half of the Steelers’ Week 3 home win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Highsmith met with the Pittsburgh media on Monday, saying that he had an MRI on his groin but was awaiting the results. The results were relatively good news.
The Steelers starting right outside linebacker will not need surgery, and may miss less time this time around than the initial injury. He suffered that injury on Aug. 6 and missed the entire preseason as a result, seeing his first game action in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 8.
Now, it appears that Highsmith may only miss a few weeks. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on Tuesday that Highsmith will miss multiple weeks. Head coach Mike Tomlin only ruled him out for this coming game against the Indianapolis Colts, when he spoke with the media on Tuesday.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Roster Status |
| RB Najee Harris | Right arm | Sept. 22 | Healthy | Active, FP Wed. |
| RB Jaylen Warren | Knee | Sept. 22 | Day to day | Active, LP Wed. |
| OLB Alex Highsmith | Groin | Sept. 22 | Week to week | Active, OUT vs. IND |
| CB Cory Trice Jr. | Hamstring | Sept. 22 | Week to week | Active, OUT vs. IND |
| RT Troy Fautanu | Right knee dislocation | Sept. 20 | Regular season | Injured reserve |
| TE MyCole Pruitt | Right knee | Sept. 15 | Week to week | Active, OUT vs. IND |
| WR Ben Skowronek | Shoulder | Sept. 15 | Three weeks | Injured reserve |
| LB Tyler Matakevich | Hamstring | Sept. 15 | Three weeks | Injured reserve |
| P Cameron Johnston | Right leg | Sept. 8 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| QB Russell Wilson | Calf tightness | Sept. 5 | Day to day | Emerg. QB vs LAC |
| LG Isaac Seumalo | Pectoral strain | Aug. 28 | Week to week | Active, LP Wed. |
| SS Ryan Watts | Neck stinger | Aug. 24 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| DL Logan Lee | Calf | Aug. 20 | One week | Injured reserve |
| OLB Jeremiah Moon | Right ankle | Aug. 17 | One week | IR-Return |
| OT Dylan Cook | Left foot | Aug. 17 | Multiple weeks | IR-Return |
| 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 | Nov. 2, 2023 | One week | PUP/reserve |