Pittsburgh Steelers Place Rookie Guard Gennings Dunker On Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie offensive guard Gennings Dunker has been placed on injured reserve due to an MCL sprain in his knee, sidelining him for an expected four to six weeks. Dunker first appeared on the injury report on Thursday with the knee designation. To fill his spot on the 53-man roster, the Steelers signed running back Travis Homer, while also temporarily elevating running back Lew Nichols and defensive back Doneiko Slaughter from the practice squad.