Pittsburgh Steelers rule out three players vs. Seahawks, including promising rookie

The Pittsburgh Steelers have ruled out three players against the Seattle Seahawks . Defensive lineman Derrick Harmon , safety DeShon Elliott , and linebacker Malik Harrison will all miss time and won’t play on Sunday.

All three players suffered MCL sprains, though Harmon is on the back end of his recovery, and could return sooner-rather-than-later. Harmon suffered the injury against the Carolina Panthers in the team’s final preseason game. He was anticipated to miss about a month with the injury, which means Week 3 could work.

Jabrill Peppers will come in and could play over Chuck Clark as the starter in Elliott’s absence. Tomlin noted the team would figure out how they wanted to divide their playing time up over the next few days at practice.

Elliott’s aim is to return agains