The Pittsburgh Steelers made a major secondary splash on Tuesday, acquiring safety Kyle Duggar in a trade with the New England Patriots. But in turn, the Steelers saw another one of their safeties suffer a devastating fate.

Pittsburgh has placed DeShon Elliot on injured reserve , via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. He will now be forced to miss at least the next four games.

The safety was carted to the locker room during the Steelers' Week 8 loss to the Green Bay Packers. His injury was clearly as serious as feared, with Elliot now facing a multi-week absence. Perhaps the safety's injury is what pushed the Steelers into giving up a sixth-rounder for Dugger. Article Continues Below

At the same time, it was clear Pittsburgh needed some serious help in the secondary. Coming out o

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