Steelers Minkah Fitzpatrick expected to miss multiple games after undergoing appendectomy per report

will be making his long-awaited return, but Erik Swanson Jersey the will be without one of their other top defensive players for Sunday's game against the . Former All-Pro safety is expected to mi s multiple games after undergoing an appendectomy following Saturday's walk-through, .Sunday will mark the second game this season Fitzpatrick has had to mi s. The five-year veteran mi sed the Steelers' Week 6 win over the with a knee injury. Fitzpatrick was also placed in the league's concu sion protocol following Pittsburgh's Week 3 lo s to the .Despite his injuries, Fitzpatrick has enjoyed a solid season. In seven games, the Guillermo Heredia Jersey former first-round pick has three interceptions, six pa s breakups and 45 tackles. He was tabbed as the AFC Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 14 tackles, a pick-six and a blocked point-after attempt that allowed the Steelers to defeat the in overtime back in Week 1. PIT FS Sam Tuivailala Jersey #39 Second-year defensive back is in line to replace Fitzpatrick in the starting lineup. The former Oklahoma standout is a versatile player who made several key plays with Fitzpatrick out during Pittsburgh's upset win over Tampa Bay in Week 6.The Steelers Daniel Vogelbach Jersey also placed recently-acquired defensive back on injured reserve. Jackson, who was acquired from Washington just before the trade deadline, has been dealing with a back injury that was initially sustained during the ' game against the back on Oct. 9. Pittsburgh's defense will face a Saints offense that is currently 29th in the NFL in scoring. New Orleans offense features a familiar face in , who faced the Steelers 16 times as a member of the Bengals. The Steelers are Jean Segura Jersey 13-3 against Dalton, who is in the midst of his first season with the Saints.
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