Lawrence Timmons

Steelers' Lawrence Timmons to miss Sunday's pre-season game

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons will miss Sunday's pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers with turf toe, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

What It Means:

Timmons suffered the injury last week during practice, forcing him to miss the team's second pre-season game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, as well. Head coach Mike Tomlin has said he doesn't believe it to be a serious injury.

Timmons is projected to be a big-time contributor for the team (as always), as the algorithms slot him for 125 tackles, three sacks and three passes defended. The Steelers' defense took a step back last year, finishing 27th in our schedule-adjusted Defensive Net Expected Points (NEP) per play. This included ranks of 26th against the pass and 13th against the run.