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Steelers DL Chris Wormley (knee) will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season.
He'll likely head to injured reserve sometime this week. Wormley has been a solid run-downs defender for the Steelers, with a 78.2 run defense rating per PFF and 29 tackles in 13 games. He had seven sacks last season. Wormley will be a free agent after the season and, rehabbing a torn ACL, may not be a priority for anyone early in free agency.
Steelers re-signed DE Chris Wormley to a two-year contract.
Acquired from the Ravens last March, Wormley contributed 148 snaps his first season in Pittsburgh, notching a sack in Week 17 when the Steelers gave more playing time to their backups. Headed into his age-28 campaign, Wormley will remain a lightly-used role player even after the Steelers lost a decent amount of defensive talent in free agency.
Ravens traded DL Chris Wormley and a 2021 seventh-round pick to the Steelers for a 2021 fifth-round pick.
Wormley has started 15 games since the Ravens drafted him in the third round of the 2017 draft. He's failed to make too much of a difference as a pass rusher, totaling just 2.5 sacks and nine QB hits along the way. Still, Wormley will provide solid depth to a Steelers front seven that struggled to pressure the QB in 2019 without sending numerous blitzers.
Wormley recorded 33 tackles (17 solo), 1.5 sacks and two defended passes across 16 regular-season contests in 2019.
Wormley notched career-high numbers cross the board in 2019, though his lack of upside as a pass rusher nonetheless kept him off the IDP radar. The 2017 third-round pick will look to take another step forward when the 2020 season rolls around.
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