Steelers' Mike Tomlin Rules Out Three Players Well Ahead of Week 2
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have survived Week 1 on a last-second field goal, but the team will be facing their Week 2 opponent down three players.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has already ruled out three players for Week 2 against the Seattle Seahawks.
As expected, safety DeShon Elliot has been ruled out due to suffering an MCL sprain. However, he is joined by Derrick Harmon and Malik Harrison.
The good news is that Tomlin revealed that both Joey Porter Jr. and Nick Herbig could play. Herbig was ruled out ahead of Week 1, and Porter was ruled out in the third quarter.
To make up for the loss of Elliott, the Steelers have already made a move on veteran safety Jabrill Peppers. Multiple reports indicate that Peppers is insurance for Elliott, who is expected to return to the lineup by Week 4.
Harmon remains sidelined due to a knee injury he sustained in the final preseason game. Though he was expected to return in Week 2, it appears that his 2025 NFL season debut might have to wait until Week 3.
Harrison also suffered a knee injury late in Week 1 and has already been ruled out for Week 2. The Steelers' defense continues to be banged up by injuries, but it does not appear that any will be long-term.
Pittsburgh did get a great win against the Jets, which was propelled by a four-touchdown performance from Aaron Rodgers. The offense is not the side that is lacking currently, and the defense will need to find its way to perform through multiple injuries when the team faces the Seahawks.
Tomlin is no stranger to having to piece things together due to injuries, and Elliott coming on board is a big insurance policy. It will be interesting to see if any more additions will be made between now and Week 2.
Dodgers Predicted to Sign Top MLB Free Agent After 2025 Season
Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman
The Los Angeles Dodgers have notoriously been one of the top spenders in MLB for several years now. They showed that at the beginning of 2025, they signed many top free agents to improve their roster.
However, that has not led them to become the juggernaut team many analysts and executives thought they would be. Los Angeles is 79-64 and will likely not reach the 90-win mark with just 20 games left this regular season.
Whatever the Dodgers do in the postseason, one MLB Insider believes they will sign the top free agent after 2025.
Dodgers Predicted to Sign Kyle Tucker
The Chicago Cubs’ slugger is having a rough last two months of the season, but is still considered the top free agent.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale believes it will be to the Los Angeles Dodgers:
“Rival executives still believe he’ll be the highest-paid player in free agency,” Bob Nightengale reported Monday. “Their prediction where he’ll land? The Dodgers, who badly could use outfield help.”
The Dodgers could use outfield help, but signing Tucker to say, $400 million would put them far over the luxury tax. But it would address a much-needed positional issue. Los Angeles signed Michael Conforto to a one-year, $17 million deal before the season, and he has looked like a massive bust the entire season.
Conforto still isn’t above the .200 average mark, despite playing in 124 games. His OPS is 77, well below league average. The Dodgers also traded for left fielder Alex Call back in July, and he hasn’t had much production either. Signing Kyle Tucker in free agency is right up the Dodgers’ wheelhouse.
Although Tucker has struggled for the past few months, he’s still had a solid season. Kyle Tucker still has 22 home runs and an OPS+ of 140.
Kyle Tucker Has So Many Accolades As a Player
Bleacher Report recently came out with a prediction piece about Kyle Tucker’s free agency, and it showed how tenured he is as a player:
“After all, Tucker’s resume includes a World Series title, four All-Star selections, a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove. He led the league in RBI in 2023 when he was with the Houston Astros and has hit more than 20 home runs in each of the last five seasons. While he hasn’t been himself since the All-Star break with a .242 batting average, five home runs and 17 RBI, some of that can be explained by injury concerns. And he still has solid overall numbers this season with a .270/.381/.472 slash line, 22 home runs and 73 RBI. Tucker is also just 28 years old, which is another reason he will surely command a significant deal this offseason.”
The next question is how much the Dodgers would pay him, and that will be up to Tucker’s agent.
Fans of other MLB teams would not be happy with the Dodgers making a big-money signing like this, but it would put a lot of pressure on the Cubs to attempt to dish out a higher AAV contract. Tucker’s free agency will be one of the highest-anticipated events this offseason.
