Steelers rookie OLB Jack Sawyer could make his NFL start as T.J. Watt (lung) and Nick Herbig (hamstring) may miss the Week 16 game against the Lions.

According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Pittsburgh Steelers stars T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig didn't practice on Thursday. That means both players could miss Sunday's against the Detroit Lions. Both edges TJ Watt (lung) and Nick Herbig (hamstring) didn't practice today, a sign they may miss Sunday's #Steelers game against the #Lions.

The depth of the Steelers’ edge rusher group is being put to the test. T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig have both missed practices on Wednesday and Thursday with injuries. Herbig is dealing with a hamstring injury.

Nick Herbig, Isaac Seumalo and James Pierre missed the first Pittsburgh Steelers practice of the week Wednesday, but Derrick Harmon was a full participant for the first time since suffering a knee injury last month.

The Pittsburgh Steelers could be rather short-handed for their Week 16 road bout with the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. On the team's first injury report of the

The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted multiple edge rushers for visited Wednesday with T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig dealing with injuries.

The Pittsburgh Steelers soundly defeated the Miami Dolphins on Monday night, but the cost of a Week 15 victory came at the price of two newly injured players. In the postgame press conference, Tomlin provided injury updates for two Steelers who suffered setbacks on Monday Night Football: G Isaac Seumalo and OLB Nick Herbig.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been decimated by injuries this season, and as their final three games approach, the injury bug is still making its way through the team.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going through a little bit of injury trouble at the most important time of the year. The biggest names dealing with ailments on the defensive side of the ball are star edge rushers TJ Watt and Nick Herbig.