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Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher Alex Highsmith was at practice to begin the final week of offseason workouts on June 8.
Questions surfaced around edge rusher Alex Highsmith after the Pittsburgh Steelers signed fellow edge rusher Nick Herbig to a big extension at the beginning of June. But all appears to be well with the Steelers and Highsmith.
With a lot of veterans gone for the spring, Highsmith was still at Steelers practice Monday. Steelers photographer Taylor Ollason shared a picture of the edge rusher on the practice field on the official team website.
Pittsburgh’s offseason workout session Monday was closed to the media.
Highsmith was back on the practice field Monday after missing a session of the team’s mandatory minicamp on June 3. Steelers senior director of communications Burt Lauten indicated Highsmith missed that practice because of an illness.
Highsmith is entering his seventh season with the Steelers in 2026. He had a team-high 9.5 sacks with 50 combined tackles, including 15 tackles for loss last season. Highsmith also registered 19 quarterback hits, three pass defenses and one forced fumbles in 13 games during 2025.