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Steelers Kept Myles Jack Sidelined as Precaution

The Pittsburgh Steelers won without their leading tackler on the field.

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PITTSBURGH -- Linebacker Myles Jack was active for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they hosted the New Orleans Saints at Acrisure Stadium, but he didn't see the field. Head coach Mike Tomlin said Jack, the team's leading tackler, could have played despite being limited with a knee injury throughout practice this week, but they held him out as a precaution. 

"We had him ready to go. He was willing to go. We just wanted to be prudent about his usage and as the game unfolded, we liked the mix of the guys we had in there. We were getting off on third down and so conditioning and things of that nature didn't become a factor and we were able to keep him out of the mix, which was a good thing.”

The Steelers didn't need him to win their first game in almost a month. The front seven swarmed Andy Dalton all afternoon and forced him into two interceptions. The return of all-world outside linebacker T.J. Watt and solid play from backup Robert Spillane, who led the team in tackles against New Orleans, made playing without Jack easier. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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