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<\/p>\n CBS News Pittsburgh<\/p>\n Live<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Derrick Harmon<\/a>\u00a0suffered an injury during Thursday’s preseason game against the Carolina Panthers.\u00a0<\/p>\n The 2025 first-round pick out of Oregon<\/a> was carted off the field during the second quarter of the game at Bank of America Stadium. The broadcast cut to Harmon on the cart on the sideline, and he appeared to be very emotional.\u00a0<\/p>\n Burt Lauten, the Steelers’ senior director of communications, said on social media<\/a> that Harmon is out for the rest of the game with a knee injury. The team has not released any more details about the injury on Thursday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I don’t have an update right now,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told sideline reporter Missi Matthews during the halftime interview. “He is being evaluated.”\u00a0<\/p>\n The 22-year-old Harmon<\/a> has been a standout in training camp for the Steelers, who listed the rookie as the team’s starting defensive end on their depth chart. He was selected to help shore up the Steelers’ defensive line, which came under scrutiny after Pittsburgh allowed 299 yards rushing to the Baltimore Ravens in their AFC Wild Card Playoff game in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n “For us, it starts inside and upfront, and this is a guy that is capable of dominating that space versus the run and the pass,”\u00a0Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said after the pick<\/a>\u00a0in April. \u00a0<\/p>\n Harmon sacked Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Kyle Trask<\/a>\u00a0during a preseason game at Acrisure Stadium on Aug. 16. The Steelers lost 17-14<\/a>. <\/p>\n Thursday’s game is the Steelers’ preseason finale<\/a>. Pittsburgh opens the regular season on Sept. 7 against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. The Steelers’ full 2025 schedule can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n