The bad injury news continues for Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cory Trice , and he is now in jeopardy of missing the entire 2025 season. Trice was in his second day of practice while returning from a preseason hamstring injury when he suffered a knee injury at practice on Thursday.
That injury caused him to miss practice again on Friday. Trice was ruled out of the team's Week 9 game against the Indianapolis Colts , and the injury has now put his entire season in jeopardy.
Because the Steelers opened his 21-day practice window in returning from the hamstring injury this week, the team now must make a decision on Trice's fate for the entire season in two weeks, which is not much time to recover from a knee injury of any sort. If he cannot return to action by the end of the practice window, he will be forced to miss the entire 2025 season, by rule.
The team's seventh-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Trice has dealt with repeated injury problems over his NFL career. He missed his entire rookie season with an ACL injury. Last year, he played in three games before a hamstring injury caused him to miss 11 contests. He finished the season by playing in three more games and made his first career start in Week 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals .
"It's definitely frustrating man, because I definitely felt like I put in all the work," Trice said on Wednesday. "I feel like I give the game everything I've got. I feel like I do right by the game, even when nobody's watching, so when stuff like that happens, I just know I put my best foot forward, so I can even really be too mad. I know I did everything I could, it's just one of those things, like, damn, they got you. I make sure I come out on top, though, every time."
This year, he was placed into a competition with Beanie Bishop, Brandin Echols , Donte Kent and James Pierre for two roster spots at cornerback. After Trice was injured, Echols and Pierre filled those roles, with Kent also on the IR and Bishop clearing waivers and being sent to the practice squad.
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cory Trice Jr. during a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 18, 2024. –Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
| Player |
Roster |
Injury |
WED |
THU |
FRI |
Status |
| CB Darius Slay |
Active |
Personal |
FP |
DNP |
FP |
IN |
| SS Kyle Dugger |
Active |
Knee |
— |
FP |
FP |
IN |
| ILB Cole Holcomb |
Active |
Illness |
FP |
DNP |
DNP |
QUES |
| Active |
Quad |
FP |
LP |
DNP |
OUT |
|
| WR Ben Skowronek |
Active |
Neck |
LP |
FP |
FP |
IN |
| Active |
Quad Contusion |
DNP |
FP |
FP |
IN |
|
| Active |
Pectoral |
DNP |
DNP |
LP |
IN |
|
| Active |
Broken finger, left hand |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
OUT |
|
| C Zach Frazier |
Active |
Left calf |
DNP |
LP |
LP |
IN |
| IR-R (Oct. 13) |
MCL Sprain |
FP |
FP |
FP |
IR– RETURN |
|
| QB Will Howard |
IR-R (Oct. 22) |
Broken right pinky |
FP |
FP |
FP |
IR– RETURN |
| CB Cory Trice |
IR-R (Oct. 29) |
Hamstring, Knee |
IR |
LP |
DNP |
IR-RETURN OUT |
| IR (Week 13) |
Hyperextended right knee |
DNP |
DNP |
IR |
IR |
|
| IR (Week 8) |
Right high ankle sprain |
IR |
IR |
IR |
IR |
|
| IR (Week 7) |
Hamstring |
IR |
IR |
IR |
IR |
|
| CB Donte Kent |
IR (Week 6) |
Right foot/ankle |
IR |
IR |
IR |
IR |
| DT Daniel Ekuale |
IR (Season) |
Left ACL tear |
DNP |
DNP |
IR |
IR-SEASON |
| IR (Season) |
Knee |
IR |
IR |
IR |
IR-SEASON |
|
| IR (Season) |
ACL sprain |
IR |
IR |
IR |
IR-SEASON |
|
| DT Dean Lowry |
IR (Season) |
Knee |
IR |
IR |
IR |
IR-SEASON |
| IR (Season) |
Achilles |
IR |
IR |
IR |
IR-SEASON |
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Steelers CB Cory Trice's Season in Jeopardy after Latest Injury
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