Miles Killebrew Suffers Serious Injury, Leaves Steelers Game Against Browns
It appears Pittsburgh Steelers safety and special teams ace Miles Killebrew suffered a serious lower-body injury in the second quarter of the team's Week 6 game against the Cleveland Browns.
How the Injury Occurred
Steelers players began gathering around KIllebrew shortly after, and the entire bench eventually circled around him as he further evaluated.
A trainer and fellow safety Jabrill Peppers then helped carry Killebrew off the field, who was not putting any weight on his right leg as he exited and made his way to the blue medical tent before being carted to the locker room.
The CBS broadcast of the game later showed that the injury appeared to occur as Killebrew planted his right leg rather hard on the playing surface while making his way down the field.
Impact of Killebrew's Injury
The Steelers quickly revealed that Killebrew did in fact sustain a knee injury and will miss the rest of the game.
As Pittsburgh's special teams captain, losing Killebrew is a major blow for the team. He's a leader both on and off the field, and someone simply stepping up in his absence is easier said than done.
Killebrew has been a Pro Bowler each of the past two seasons for the Steelers, showcasing just how integral he is to the team's annual success on special teams as well as how respected he is for his efforts on that side of the ball across the NFL.
The 32-year-old logged 319 and 303 snaps on special teams during the 2023 and 2024 campaigns, respectively, and was also a first-team All-Pro in the former of those two years.
Coming into today, Killebrew had been on the field for 73 special teams reps this season, which amounts to 72 percent of the available snaps according to Pro Football Reference.
Pittsburgh has a number of players it can call on to take an enhanced role on special teams moving forward, such as Peppers, and there are several candidates residing on the practice squad who could be added to the active roster as Killebrew's replacement should he miss an extended period of time.
It's an awful development for the Steelers and Killebrew personally, and the diagnosis for his injury remains to be seen.
On a Browns kickoff return after Chris Boswell made his third field goal of the game to give Pittsburgh a 9-0 lead, Killebrew went down to the ground and was seen clutching the area around his right knee as trainers arrived by his side.
Bruins Benefitting From Another Hot Start By Elias Lindholm
The Boston Bruins are off a strong start to open the 2025-26 season. New head coach Marco Sturm has this team performing well and playing well within his system. They find themselves undefeated (3-0-0) and there are a few players to thank for those results. One player is off to a very familiar start: Elias Lindholm.
Elias Lindholm Off to Another Hot Start
Well, doesn’t this look familiar? For the second season in a row, Elias Lindholm is off to a hot start. Fans may have forgotten the start he did have, as Lindholm finished the 2024-25 season with just 47 points. In the first three games during the 2024-25 season, Lindholm scored two goals and has six points. It was a rocking start for the player coming into his first season in a big, newly signed contract.
It felt good to see, as he was likely delivering on the expectations set before him. After the strong three-game start, he went ice-cold, going pointless in seven straight games. That type of inconsistency lingered through the entire season, but there was a reason for it. Lindholm was battling through a back injury that nagged him throughout the entire campaign. He touched on that right before the new season started.
“The season wasn’t great,” Lindholm admitted. “I didn’t get off to a strong start, had problems with my back, and missed the entire camp. To be able to play from the beginning, I had to take an injection, and it took a few weeks before it helped. I couldn’t do anything for a month or two, so I felt behind and had to catch up. It wasn’t a great start, but I hope this coming season can be better.”
Needless to say, it’s been better, and he has been better. He’s off to another hot start and has factored into every single game to start the season.
Lindholm Bouncing Back Early
It’s a small sample, much like the season prior, but Lindholm is making his impact in the first three games and in all different phases of it. He’s been instrumental in the Bruins’ success offensively, and the top line of him, Morgan Geekie, and David Pastrnak has picked up where they left off. Let’s start with the production part of his game.
Lindholm may not have six points, but he does have four in three games and is more than a point-per-game player. He has scored two goals, and both came on the power play. The one great thing about these goals is that you’re seeing Lindholm go hard to the front of the net to get rewarded.
He took a great pass from Pastrnak and displayed a great dangle to get rewarded for the goal. In the second game against the Chicago Blackhawks, he crashed the net and punched home the rebound. Lindholm has shot out of a cannon to begin the season and looks like a rejuvenated player with a lot to prove. His impacts go beyond the scoresheet.
One thing that has stood out is his play inside the faceoff circle. He has taken 51 faceoffs and has won 36, good for a 70.6 faceoff winning percentage. To close out the games, he’s been put on the ice in those situations. He won a crucial faceoff in the game against the Washington Capitals that helped ice the game, as Geekie scored an empty-net goal. His zone starts are evenly distributed.
Overall, this is the type of production that you’d want to see and the type of impact he’s had on the Bruins.
Lindholm Starting Hot Again Is Huge
The Bruins getting a hot start out of Lindholm is huge. He’s started hot once again, but his on-ice impacts go beyond the scoresheet. What a start for the Bruins and for Lindholm.
