Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy revealed that defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will return to practice Wednesday and that the team is opening his 21-day activation window. The Steelers have until the end of that window to active Harmon off IR, or he will miss the rest of the season.
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Harmon was placed on IR after suffering a foot injury in the team’s Week 4 loss to the Cleveland Browns. While his loss was a big one, the Steelers got tremendous production from their defensive line depth after Harmon went down. Since Week 4, the Steelers have the best defensive rush success rate in the NFL, over four percentage points better than that of the second-place Detroit Lions. Pittsburgh also has the fourth-ranked defense in total EPA since Week 4.
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Harmon’s return comes ahead of a big stretch for the Steelers, who will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10 before a trip to Philadelphia to face the Eagles and consecutive home games against the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans.
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