The Pittsburgh Steelers have had to make do with their most impactful player on both sides of the ball for most of the first half of the 2022 season, having OLB T.J. Watt go down in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals to a pec injury that required him to go onto IR. Watt has been out ever since, but Watt started practicing last week, opening his 21-day window to return from IR and possibly suit up for the Steelers this weekend against the New Orleans Saints.
S Damontae Kazee also has been out of the defensive lineup ever since the start of the regular season after suffering a wrist/forearm injury in the preseason finale at Acrisure Stadium against the Detroit Lions on August 28.