Steelers' Isaiahh Loudermilk: Not available for wild-card round
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The Steelers downgraded Loudermilk (ankle) from questionable to out in advance of Monday's wild-card game against the Texans.
Loudermilk was cleared to resume practicing this week for the first time since Week 2 after the Steelers opened his 21-day practice window, but the fifth-year defensive lineman remains on injured reserve so he doesn't count toward Pittsburgh's active roster. If Pittsburgh wins Monday, Loudermilk could be an option to return to action during the divisional round.
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Steelers' Isaiahh Loudermilk: Questionable to face Texans
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Loudermilk (ankle) is listed as questionable ahead of Monday's wild-card game against the Texans, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Loudermilk hasn't taken the field since Week 2, and he logged a pair of limited practices during the week. He'll need to be activated from injured reserve before the game to have the chance to suit up.
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Steelers' Isaiahh Loudermilk: Practice window opens
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The Steelers announced Friday that Loudermilk (ankle) has been designated for return from IR, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.
Loudermilk will have a 21-day window to practice without counting against the active roster. Pittsburgh will have to activate him to the 53-man unit within that span, or he will revert to season-ending IR. The defensive tackle started the first two games of the regular season before landing on IR due to a high-ankle sprain.
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Steelers' Isaiahh Loudermilk: Shifts to IR
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Loudermilk (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Loudermilk's move to IR comes as no surprise after he sustained a high ankle sprain in the Steelers' Week 2 loss to the Seahawks. The 27-year-old played 45 total snaps (35 defensive and 10 on special teams) this season prior to injury but failed to record a stat. In Loudermilk's absence, newly signed DeMarvin Leal is projected to play a depth role on Pittsburgh's defensive line.
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Steelers' Isaiahh Loudermilk: Won't return due to ankle injury
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Loudermilk has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Seahawks due to an ankle injury, Burt Lauten of the Steelers' official site reports.
Loudermilk appeared to suffer the injury in the first quarter on the same play that Seahawks' rookie wideout Tory Horton caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold. The Steelers are already without Derrick Harmon (knee), so Logan Lee is the next man up on the Steelers' defensive line in Loudermilk's absence.
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Steelers' Isaiahh Loudermilk: Staying with Pittsburgh
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Loudermilk agreed to a one-year deal with the Steelers on Monday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
The rotational defensive lineman played in 16 regular-season games and Pittsburgh's only playoff game last year, recording 17 tackles (10 solo) in the regular season and three (two solo) in the playoff loss to Baltimore. The 2021 fifth-round pick of the Steelers made a career high 23 tackles (16 solo) during his rookie season.
