is dealing with an ankle contusion, head coach Mike Tomlin announced Tuesday during his weekly pre s conference. Haden, Pittsburgh's best cornerback who is entering his 10th season, sustained the injury during last Wednesday's training camp practice from Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.Tomlin did not say when Rod Langway Jersey he expects Haden to return to practice.Haden is entering the final year of his three-year, $27 million contract that he signed with the Steelers just before the start of the 2017 regular season. He was quickly snatched up by Pittsburgh after being released by the , the team that drafted Haden in the first round of the 2010 draft.Haden's representatives had begun conversations with the Steelers about a po sible extension for Haden prior to his injury. Haden, who is due $10 million this season, has said on numerous occasions this offseason that he would like to finish his career with the Steelers. The 30-year-old has made Kody Clark Jersey a significant impact on Pittsburgh's defense over the past two seasons. The Steelers finished fifth in pa s defense in 2017 after finishing 16th in that department in 2016. They were 10th in the league in pa s defense in 2018 despite not having a consistent No. 2 cornerback opposite Haden.With Haden out, rookie cornerback was inserted into the starting lineup for Pittsburgh's first . Layne, a third-round pick who broke up 24 pa ses in three seasons at Michigan State, struggled in his NFL preseason debut, as Tampa Bay quarterback went after Layne while leading the Buccaneers to a touchdown on the game's opening drive. Tomlin offered an honest a se sment when asked about Layne's performance."It looked a little big for him at times," Tomlin said, "and we talked openly about that today. And that's what I mean when I say that we're going to be really transparent."Tomlin has told each of his players to focus more on the quality of who you're competing against over the individual statistics that you're accumulating during the preseason. Tomlin said that while fellow rookie -- inside linebacker III -- enjoyed a strong preseason debut from a statistical standpoint (Gilbert recorded three tackles and 1.5 sacks), his breakout plays occurred during defensive snaps 80-89 against le s talented opponents than the starters Layne went up against Thursday night."Justin Layne is Lars Eller Jersey a very young guy who stopped into a stadium for the first time," Tomlin said, "and had an opportunity to start and start Alex Ovechkin Jersey against an NFL starting quarterback because of injury and lack of availability of others. Maybe not nece sarily because of what he did to get in that spot. Such is life in football and particularly in football this time of year. Sure it was gonna be a valuable experience for him, but not nece sarily a positive experience for him." With regard to the rest of the injury front, Tomlin said that center is day-to-day while declining to detail what Pouncey is dealing with. Tight end is dealing with a soft ti sue injury, while Pro Bowl offensive lineman is dealing with sorene s a sociated with the rigors of training camp.The Steelers returned to practice on Tuesday after getting Sunday and Monday off in the wake of the receivers coach Darryl Drake's death. Drake, a longtime NFL a sistant coach, died unexpectedly Sunday at the age of 62."We're all devastated by that. I really can't think of any other appropriate words," Tomlin said while addre sing Drake's pa sing. "Our time and attention in recent days have been spent in support of the Drake family. Ms. Sheila and Darryl's daughters and extended family. Many of us have had an opportunity to spend time with them through this. They've been amazing and just making arrangements and adjusting and so forth, Jakub Vrana Jersey we've tried to be as supportive organizationally as we can be to them in what has been a very difficult time."