Steelers Injury Updates: 2 Start 2024 on IR; Porter, Lee Back at Practice

Two Pittsburgh Steelers players will start the 2024 season on injured reserve. CB Joey Porter Jr. returned to practice.

Pittsburgh Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr.
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Joey Porter Jr. at practice on Aug. 27, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will start the 2024 regular season without the services of offensive tackle Dylan Cook and outside linebacker Jeremiah Moon, but thanks to a new NFL rule, they could be back to the Steelers sooner rather than later.

Cook and Moon were both placed on the injured reserve list with a return designation as the Steelers trimmed their roster from 91 players to 53 on Tuesday. In years past, that would have been a season-ending sentence for Cook and Moon, like it was this year for Steelers rookies Ryan Watts and Julius Welschof.

If the Steelers wanted to be able to bring Cook and Moon, they would have had to first make the initial 53-man roster, and the Steelers would have had to expose two others to the waiver process.

Thanks to a new-for-2024 NFL rule, all of that is no longer necessary. The Steelers were able to place Cook and Moon directly onto the injured reserve list and still designate them to return.

Cook has a left foot injury and is expected to miss several weeks. Moon has a right ankle injury and returned to practice on Tuesday, but his exact prognosis is unclear. Both players will have to spend at least four weeks on the injured reserve list.

At practice on Tuesday, Joey Porter Jr. was back in action after missing about a week with an undisclosed injury. Jaylen Warren and Roman Wilson continue their progress in returns from hamstring and ankle injuries. Rookie defensive lineman Logan Lee was in uniform after not participating in Monday’s session.

Pittsburgh Steelers DL Logan Lee

PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT

Player Injury Date  Prognosis Roster Status
SS Ryan Watts Neck stinger Aug. 24 Out for season Injured reserve
OLB Julius Welschof Right knee Aug. 24 Out for season Injured reserve
CB Cory Trice Groin Aug. 24 TBD Active, DNP on Mon.
CB Joey Porter Jr. TBD Aug. 20 TBD Active, practiced Tues.
DL Logan Lee TBD Aug. 20 TBD Active, practiced Tues.
OLB Jeremiah Moon Right ankle Aug. 17 Four weeks IR-Return
OT Dylan Cook Left foot Aug. 17 Four weeks IR-Return
RB Jaylen Warren Hamstring Aug. 17 Day to day Active, practiced Tues.
C Nate Herbig Torn rotator cuff Aug. 14 Out for season Injured reserve
OT Troy Fautanu Left MCL sprain Aug. 9 Day to day Active
OLB David Perales Left MCL tear July 31 Months Injured reserve 
WR Roman Wilson Left ankle sprain July 30 Day to day Active, practiced Tues.
ILB Cole Holcomb Left knee Nov. 2, 2023 Four weeks PUP/reserve
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