Bud Dupree hasn’t made the impact he or the Steelers were hoping for so far. But he’s at least back on the practice field.
Via Ralph Paulk of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the 2015 first-rounder returned to the practice field Wednesday, as he begins the process of coming back from groin surgery.
The Steelers used their one designated for return slot on the outside linebacker, who had groin surgery and missed the entire preseason. He knows he won’t be ready to play this week against the Cowboys but hopes he can get back for the Week 11 game against the Browns.
“I did a couple of things to get back into the groove,” Dupree said. “Each day I’ll do more, but I’m excited to be back on the field.”
The Steelers could use any shot of energy they can find on defense, as they’ve struggled to get off the field even against some less-than-spectacular offenses.
Dupree had 4.0 sacks as a rookie, so he’d add some needed rush behind James Harrison and Jarvis Jones. As a team, they have just 11.0 sacks, and Harrison had a pair of those last week.
