PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are now 11-0 after a grueling win over the Baltimore Ravens, but it appears to have come at a cost.
Late in the fourth quarter, Bud Dupree fell to the ground while rushing the quarterback and immediately grabbed his knee.
He limped off the field and headed back into the locker room under his own power, but NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported initial tests indicate Dupree tore his ACL.
Initial tests on #Steelers LB Bud Dupree indicate a torn ACL, sources tell me and @AKinkhabwala. Tests coming to confirm but the team expects him to be lost for the reason. Crushing for the team and Dupree, who is playing on the franchise tag and is slated to be a free agent.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) December 3, 2020
More tests are coming to confirm the injury, but head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed during a Thursday press conference that Dupree will be out for the rest of the season with a “significant knee injury.”
Mike Tomlin makes it official. Bud Dupree out for the season. Also, Tomlin says they won’t run away from yesterday’s game. Says they can learn lessons from the performance #wpxi #steelers
— Alby Oxenreiter (@albyox) December 3, 2020
Dupree is coming off the best year-and-a-half stretch of his career since he was drafted in the first round by Pittsburgh in 2015. He had eight sacks so far in 2020.
He is an unrestricted free agent after this season, and it is unlikely the Steelers have the cap space to resign him.
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