When you think about the Pittsburgh Steelers preparing for the regular season, one of the biggest benefits from the team has been the overall health of their core players. They were able to avoid those nagging training camp and preseason injuries, and it looked like it was all-systems-go prior to Week 1.

Until now.

After practice Wednesday ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting starting guard Isaac Seumalo is dealing with a pectoral injury and is undergoing tests to determine the severity.

More Steelers news: Pittsburgh’s starting guard Isaac Seumalo left practice today with an apparent pectoral injury and is undergoing tests to determine the severity of the injury, per sources. pic.twitter.com/d0si5vWfkl

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 28, 2024

Steelers fans are familiar with pectoral injuries as that was the injury which sidelined T.J. Watt two years ago for nearly the entire season. While a pass rusher is different from an offensive lineman, a pectoral injury is a lengthy rehabilitation process, if not a season-ending injury.

If Seumalo is lost for any amount of time the Steelers do have a couple in-house candidates to potentially fill in. Those would be versatile lineman Spencer Anderson, or rookie Mason McCormick. If Seumalo is missing time and McCormick is the player tabbed to fill his position, the Steelers could see as many as three rookies starting along the offensive line with McCormick, Zach Frazier and Troy Fautanu all expected to start this season.

UPDATE:

Steelers believe they “dodged a bullet” with Seumalo’s injury being a strain and not a tear. He’ll still miss time though.

Initial tests showed that Steelers guard Isaac Seumalo did not suffer a season-ending pectoral injury. The team still is weighing how long he could miss but as one source said, “We dodged a bullet.” https://t.co/ztNNyeNHr5

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 28, 2024

Be sure to stay tuned to SCN for the latest news and notes surrounding the Steelers as they prepare for the Falcons in Week 1 of the regular season.