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Steelers Get Key Special Teamer Back to Practice
The Pittsburgh Steelers got veteran inside linebacker and special teamer Tyler Matakevich back to practice on Thursday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers returned inside linebacker Tyler Matakevich to practice on Thursday, opening his 21-day window to practice while remaining on the injured reserve list, the team announced on Thursday.
Matakevich has been out since suffering a hamstring injury in the Steelers’ Week 2 win over the Denver Broncos.
He will remain on the injured reserve for now. If after the 21-day window, the Steelers do not elevate him from the IR, he will be forced to remain there for the rest of the season or take an injury settlement.
In two games, Matakevich played exclusively on special teams, earning 72% of the team’s third-phases snaps in the first two weeks of the season. He recorded two tackles.
Matakevich, 31, has played 131 games in his eight-year career, but made just one career start, making most of career as a special teams ace. He has 47 career defensive tackles, including 31 solo stops, four passes defensed and one interception.
Matakevich was the Steelers’ seventh-round selection out of Temple in the 2016 NFL Draft. He spent his first four seasons in Pittsburgh before playing the last four with the Buffalo Bills, re-signing with the Steelers this summer.
He has recorded 66 special teams tackles in his career. In 2019, Matakevich was the NFL co-leader in special teams tackles with 16, which was a career-high for him, with 14 of them solo stops.
The Steelers have been dressing just four inside linebackers with Matakevich out: starters Patrick Queen and Elandon Roberts, rookie Payton Wilson and fellow special teamer Mark Robinson. It’s not immediately clear who could lose playing time when Matakevich returns, but likely Robinson or fifth tight end Rodney Williams II.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Roster Status |
| CB Donte Jackson | AC sprain | Sept. 22 | Day to day | Active, PROB 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, |
| C Zach Frazier | Ankle | Oct. 13 | Week to week | Active, OUT vs. NYG |
| FS Damontae Kazee | Ankle | Oct. 6 | Day to day | Active, PROB 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, OUT vs. NYG |
| RB Cordarrelle Patterson | Ankle | Sept. 29 | Day to day | Active, QUES 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 | Hamstring | Sept. 15 | Week to week | IR-DFR 10/23, QUES vs. NYG |
| P Cameron Johnston | Right leg | 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 |
| 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 | Week to week | PUP/reserve |
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