🚨 Steelers O-Line Suffers Blow Before Packers Game — Key Starter Injured Ahead of Week 8 Clash Just when the Pittsburgh Steelers were starting to find their rhythm, they’ve been hit with a major setback. One of their starting offensive linemen has suffered a new injury leading into the team’s Week 8 matchup against the Green Bay Packers — a blow that could reshape how the Steelers approach the game.Ng1

Zach Frazier Limited at Practice

In a surprising development, Zach Frazier was limited at practice and listed on the first injury report of the week with a calf injury.

This is the first time all season that the 24-year-old was listed on the injury report, and it comes after he played all 57 of the Steelers‘ offensive snaps against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7.

Oct 12, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers center Zach Frazier (54) takes the field for a game against the Cleveland Browns at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images / Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

Frazier’s Prior Injury History

Frazier suffered a broken leg in the final regular season game of his collegiate career at West Virginia in a matchup against Baylor on November 25, 2023, though he recovered in time to participate in position drills and the bench press at the NFL Combine during the following spring.

As a rookie last season, Frazier sprained his ankle in a Week 6 game against the Las Vegas Raiders and would go on to miss the following two contests before returning in Week 10 vs. the Washington Commanders.

Potential Impact of Frazier’s Injury

Pittsburgh’s offensive line as a whole had remained healthy across its first six games, with all five starters remaining in the lineup the entire way through.

Though there’s still a ways to go before Frazier’s game status for Week 8 is determined, the Steelers are pretty well-positioned to replace him should he ultimately be ruled out.

At the moment, Ryan McCollum is listed as Pittsburgh’s second-string center behind Frazier on the team’s depth chart.

McCollum took three snaps at the position in Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns, per Pro Football Focus, but that’s the extent of his experience working with Aaron Rodgers in any official capacity up to this point considering Frazier has been available the entire way through.

The 27-year-old filled Frazier’s role when he went down last year and started the two games he missed, logging a total of 152 snaps at center during that span. McCollum also previously recorded 100 snaps there as a rookie with the Detroit Lions in 2021.

The Steelers don’t have anyone else on their active roster with NFL experience as a center, and neither of the two offensive linemen on their practice squad in Dylan Cook and Steven Jones are options there either, meaning McCollum would be the only true replacement for Frazier at the moment if he were to miss this week’s game.