The Pittsburgh Steelers dominant rookie spoke about his injury.

Steelers final injury report after practice at Acrisure Stadium with the starting corner and left tackle out–complete status after Miami practice week

First-round rookie Derrick Harmon missed the last two games with a knee injury, but Mike Tomlin is hopeful the defensive tackle can return to play against another elite running back on Monday night when the Steelers host the Miami Dolphins.

Thursday morning, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Derrick Harmon said he was “optimistic” he could return to game play Monday. By Thursday afternoon, some external optimism waned when Harmon was not at practice.

It was long of the longest injury reports of the season for the Steelers, which featured 13 players on it. It was announced Thursday morning that

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Derrick Harmon is ‘optimistic’ that he can return this Monday from a knee issue that has forced him to miss the last two games. Harmon says the injury is in the same knee he suffered an MCL sprain in earlier this season,

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It is shocking how much better the Steelers rush defense is with Derrick Harmon playing, a look at the numbers and the challenge with Miami