Adeniyi has meniscus tear, out up to a month taken at Rooney Complex (Steelers)

Ola Adeniyi (92) -- MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

Steelers linebacker Ola Adeniyi is dealing with a torn meniscus that required a clean-up surgery and will keep him out of action for up to a month.

That means he could miss the team's regular season opener Sept. 8 in New England.

Adeniyi posted a photo on his Instagram account earlier today but quickly took it down, showing him in a hospital gown and thanking the Steelers for sticking by him. The injury occurred during last Friday's preseason game against the Buccaneers. Adeniyi was bothered by it after returning to practice earlier this week and had it checked out.

This is the third time Adeniyi has suffered a serious injury in just over a year on the Steelers' roster.

The second-year linebacker suffered a wrist injury at the beginning of training camp in 2018 as he attempted to make the Steelers' roster as an undrafted rookie out of Toledo.

That sidelined him for several days of training camp. But he came back to catch the eye of the coaching staff by collecting three sacks in the preseason before suffering a hamstring injury in the team's fourth and final preseason game.

That landed Adeniyi on injured reserve. The team designated him for return and he was activated for the team's final four games in 2018. He appeared in one game, making one tackle.

Adeniyi was looking forward to getting through training camp healthy this year after dealing with the wrist injury all of last season.

"It was never 100 percent," he told me earlier this year. "At one point, the coaches told me I had better figure out how to play through it."

Adeniyi started the team's preseason opener against the Buccaneers, making three tackles and registering one quarterback hurry. He also had a tackle and an assist on special teams.

He is in line to be one the team's top backups at outside linebacker this season behind starters T.J. Watt and Bud Dupree.

 

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