Steelers place defensive tackle Derrick Harmon on injured reserve, sign corner Sean Murphy-Bunting

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed defensive tackle Derrick Harmon on injured reserve due to a foot injury sustained during their loss to Cleveland. The move means Harmon will miss at least four weeks, impacting a defense that has struggled against the run. To bolster the secondary, the team signed veteran cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting from Tampa Bay’s practice squad.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers placed second-year defensive tackle Derrick Harmon on injured reserve due to a foot injury sustained in the first half of their recent loss to Cleveland. Harmon, a first-round pick in 2025, will miss at least four weeks, impacting a defense struggling with big plays in the run game. His absence likely means increased playing time for veteran Sebastian Joseph-Day and rookie Gabe Rubio when the team faces Indianapolis next Sunday. Additionally, the Steelers signed veteran cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting from Tampa Bay to bolster their secondary after trading away Joey Porter Jr.

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🔮 Harmon will miss a minimum of four weeks, a significant blow to a defense that’s given up several big plays in the run game through the season’s opening month.
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Bengals Cincinnati Cleveland PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Steelers

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Harmon PERSON · 5× PITTSBURGH GPE · 3× Bengals ORG · 1× Cincinnati GPE · 1× Cleveland ORG · 1× Derrick Harmon PERSON · 1× Patrick Graham PERSON · 1× Sebastian Joseph-Day PERSON · 1× Steelers ORG · 1× The Pittsburgh Steelers ORG · 1×

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Harmon’s absence likely means more snaps for veteran Sebastian Joseph-Day and perhaps even rookie Gabe Rubio, a sixth-round pick out of Notre Dame, when Jonathan Taylor and Indianapolis (2-2) visit next Sunday.
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🔮 Harmon will miss a minimum of four weeks, a significant blow to a defense that’s given up several big plays in the run game through the season’s opening month.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers placed second-year defensive tackle Derrick Harmon on injured reserve Monday. asserted
Steelers → place → reserve
The club made the move four days after Harmon injured his foot in the first half of a 27-24 loss to Cleveland. asserted
Harmon → make → Cleveland
Harmon will miss a minimum of four weeks, a significant blow to a defense that’s given up several big plays in the run game through the season’s opening month. asserted
that → miss → month
Harmon, a first-round pick in 2025, had been coming into his own early this season. asserted
Harmon → come → own
His strip-sack in the final minutes against Cincinnati on Sept. 27 helped Pittsburgh hold on to beat the Bengals. asserted
Pittsburgh → help → Bengals
“It’s hard to replace somebody of that magnitude in terms Harmon, in terms where he was going in terms of his ascension as a player in the second year,” Steelers defensive coordinator Patrick Graham said. asserted
Graham → ’ → year
“But we got guys that are ready to go.” asserted
that → get → guys
Harmon’s absence likely means more snaps for veteran Sebastian Joseph-Day and perhaps even rookie Gabe Rubio, a sixth-round pick out of Notre Dame, when Jonathan Taylor and Indianapolis (2-2) visit next Sunday. asserted
Taylor → mean → Dame
Less than a week after trading cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to Dallas because of a contract impasse, Pittsburgh signed veteran Sean Murphy-Bunting off Tampa Bay’s practice squad. asserted
Pittsburgh → trade → squad
Murphy-Bunting last played a regular-season game in 2024 while with Arizona. asserted
Bunting → play → Arizona
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