{"id":318689,"date":"2025-08-26T10:01:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/318689\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T10:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:01:20","slug":"steelers-injury-update-olb-alex-highsmith-good-to-go-for-week-1-vs-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/318689\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers injury update: OLB Alex Highsmith good to go for Week 1 vs. Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Alex Highsmith has been bugged by a groin injury each of the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It kept him out of three games in 2024 and limited his availability in training camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It won\u2019t do the same to begin the regular season. Mike Tomlin confirmed to the media on Monday that Highsmith was nearly a full participant in practice on the South Side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Asked if he will be good to go against the New York Jets, Highsmith was adamant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Highsmith tweaked his groin on Aug. 3 and didn\u2019t play in any of the Steelers\u2019 three preseason games. He never missed a game prior to last year, sitting out six with two separate injuries, including the groin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Highsmith recorded 45 tackles, six sacks, nine tackles for loss, and one forced fumble in 11 games. He also sacked Lamar Jackson once in the Steelers\u2019 lone playoff game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI\u2019ve been feeling great,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behindthesteelcurtain.com\/pittsburgh-steelers-injuries\/157327\/blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Highsmith said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing a lot of rehab over the past few weeks, just making myself right. They are working me back in slowly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Highsmith will be chasing after his former teammate, Justin Fields, at MetLife Stadium. He owns 35.5 sacks in five seasons and is a part of the highest-paid defense in the league for the fourth consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Steelers and Jets will begin the 2025 season next Sunday (Sept. 7) at 1 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest news, breakdowns, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex Highsmith has been bugged by a groin injury each of the past two seasons. 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