Nick Herbig injury: Steelers LB taken to locker room during SNF vs. Cowboys

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig was taken to the locker room during the Sunday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys after suffering an injury. It was announced that Herbig sustained a hamstring injury and his return to the game was questionable.

The injury happened in the third quarter when the Steelers led the Cowboys 10-6. Before the injury, Herbig recorded two tackles, one tackle for loss and half a sack. In Herbig’s first four games of the 2024 season, he has posted six tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks.

Herbig was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, the former Wisconsin star tallied 27 tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles.

Last month, Steelers All-Pro pass rusher T.J. Watt talked about his relationship with Herbig. “Nick is so much fun because he reminds me a lot of myself,” Watt said, per the Steelers’ official website. “It also reminds me of my relationship with my oldest brother, J.J., when it comes to football. I just want to know everything he has to tell me. And I want to try to do the best of my ability.

T.J. Watt talks about playing with Nick Herbig

“I’ve kind of been that person to Nick, and he’s asked so many great questions. It’s not like I’m forcing information on him. He wants the information, and he’s actually applying it. It’s so cool when we talk about a move and he goes out there in practice and does it and it’s like, wow, we just talked about doing that. We have so many fun conversations that are also very constructive on the football field.”

During the preseason, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talked about the growth he’s seen in Herbig. “You know, he’s [Herbig] behaving like a guy that’s been a lap around the track, really,” Tomlin said, per A to Z Sports. “We want to see significant growth in all those second-year players, and I think really he’s an example of that.”