{"id":1031154,"date":"2026-10-18T20:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1031154\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T20:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:39:28","slug":"steelers-lose-veteran-cornerback-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1031154\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Lose Veteran Cornerback to Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/category\/steelers-gameday\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers Gameday<\/a>\u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/category\/steelers-injury-updates\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers Injury Updates<\/a>\u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/category\/steelers-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-11-2026-Steelers-v-Colts-3767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers Brandin Echols\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   loading=\"eager\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/>Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols in a game agains the Indianapolis Colts on Oct. 11, 2026. &#8212; Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/brandin-echols\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandin Echols<\/a> suffered a hamstring injury in the first half of team\u2019s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and will not return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Echols, the team\u2019s backup slot cornerback, has played almost exclusively on special teams and as the Steelers\u2019 dime cornerback. He did not record any statistics in the first half against the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Steelers made veteran cornerbacks <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/sean-murphy-bunting\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Murphy-Bunting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/terrell-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terrell Smith<\/a> inactive, meaning that young special teamer <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/doneiko-slaughter\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doneiko Slaughter<\/a> will likely serve as the primary backup to starting slot cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/jalen-ramsey\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jalen Ramsey<\/a> for the remainder of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Echols has played in all six games for the Steelers this season, and has recorded a total of four tackles. He missed practice time earlier this season while in the concussion protocol, but did not miss a game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/12-21-2025-Steelerrs-v-Lions-9950.jpg\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers Brandin Echols\" class=\"wp-image-158610\"  \/>Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols in a game against the Detroit Lions on Dec. 21, 2025. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Echols first joined the Steelers in 202, as a free agent from the New York Jets. Last season, he played in 16 games and made three starts, recording two interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, six passes defended, 48 tackles, three tackles for loss and two quarterback hits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally a sixth-round pick of the Jets out of Kentucky in the 2021 NFL Draft, Echols spent the first four seasons of his NFL career in New York, playing in 57 games and making 19 starts. His best statistical season was as a rookie in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article:<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/brandin-echols\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Brandin Echols<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steelers Gameday\u2022Steelers Injury Updates\u2022Steelers News Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols in a game agains the Indianapolis Colts on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1031155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[12009,7,6,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":["post-1031154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-brandin-echols","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-pittsburghsteelers","tag-steelers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117463847431198646","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1031154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1031155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1031154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1031154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1031154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}