PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 10: Benny Snell #24 of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at Heinz Field on October 10, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
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Steelers running back Benny Snell was forced out of Sunday Night Football against Seattle after a gruesome arm injury made for a hard-to-watch scene.
The Pittsburgh Steelers already saw one injury to an offensive player last week with JuJu Smith-Schuster suffering a season-ending ailment. Now, running back Benny Snell had to come out of Sunday Night Football in Week 6.
Playing on special teams in punt coverage, Snell flew down the field to help make a nice play to stifle any chance of a good Seattle return. He succeeded, but at a cost.
Snell came up from trying to make the play holding his arm. And as the camera caught a clearer picture of him, it was clear that something was majorly wrong as the arm was just dangling and very much not in a normal or right shape.
Benny Snell arm injury is extremely tough to watch, Steelers fan or not
If you’re at all squeamish, I implore you to not watch video of the injury:
Snell isn’t the starting running back for the Steelers but he is a key special teams contributor and a depth piece in the backfield. Judging by that video, he won’t be returning to Sunday Night Football.
We’ll have to wait on the official word regarding the injury but our eyes can tell us enough to say that the prognosis likely won’t be good.
