Alex Highsmith

Steelers declared OLB Alex Highsmith, RB Cordarrelle Patterson, QB Kyle Allen, S Damontae Kazee, OLB Nick Herbig, OG Max Scharping, and TE MyCole Pruitt inactive for Week 6 against the Raiders.

Patterson was already ruled out earlier in the week, and Highsmith (groin) was likely to return from his injury in Week 7, so none of these designations is a surprise, but being without Highsmith and Kazee, who provides solid depth in the secondary, would be a concern for Pittsburgh if they were playing a healthy Raiders team.