Former Steelers Around the League
NFL teams established their initial 53-man rosters and practice squads just days ago. Teams will continue to add and subtract from their rosters but here is a snapshot just before the start of the 2020 regular season.
This time last season, I found 23 former Steelers on active rosters. Teams tucked away one on a practice squad and placed three more on reserve lists just before last season’s start.
This year, I found 20 former Steelers on other team’s current 53-man rosters. Four others are on reserve lists. Six former Steelers show up on the expanded practice squads around the league.
This year, the Denver Broncos are the only team with more than two former Steelers on their 53-man roster to start the season.
Here are the former Steelers appearing on other team’s rosters so far in 2020 (let me know who I missed):
53-man Rosters
| TEAM | POSITION | NAME |
| Buffalo Bills | MLB | Tyler Matakevich |
| New England Patriots | QB | Brian Hoyer |
| New York Jets | RB | Le’Veon Bell |
| New York Jets | NT | Steve McLendon |
| Baltimore Ravens | ILB | L.J. Fort |
| Cincinnati Bengals | G | Fred Johnson |
| Cincinnati Bengals | K | Randy Bullock |
| Cleveland Browns | T | Chris Hubbard |
| Denver Broncos | WR | Diontae Spencer |
| Denver Broncs | TE | Nick Vannett |
| Denver Broncs | ILB | Mark Barron |
| Dallas Cowboys | CB | C.J. Goodwin |
| Washington Redskins | LB | Jon Bostic |
| Philadelphia Eagles | DT | Javon Hargrave |
| Detroit Lions | TE | Jesse James |
| Detroit Lions | DT | Nick Williams |
| New Orleans Saints | WR | Emmanuel Sanders |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | C | A.Q. Shipley |
| Arizona Cardinals | T | Kelvin Beachum |
| Seattle Seahawks | C | B.J. Finney |
Practice Squads
| New York Jets | WR | Donte Moncrief |
| Houston Texans | T | Jerald Hawkins |
| Denver Broncs | C | Patrick Morris |
| Denver Broncs | T | Jake Rodgers |
| New York Giants | WR | Johnny Holton |
| New Orleans Saints | OLB | Anthony Chickillo |
Reserve Lists (Injured Reserve, Suspended, or Covid Opt-Out)
| Jacksonville Jaguars | DE | Josh Mauro |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | DT | Al Woods |
| Chicago Bears | CB | Artie Burns |
| Arizona Cardinals | T | Marcus Gilbert |
Former Steelers Out in the Cold
Here are eight former Steelers that appeared on rosters last season but are currently not with a team:
| POS | NAME | Last Transaction/News |
| WR | Antonio Brown | Suspended by NFL July 31, 2020 first 8 games. |
| P | Matt Wile | Released by Lions April 27, 2020 |
| DB | Morgan Burnett | Released by Browns March 16, 2020 |
| CB | Ross Cockrell | Visited Giants August 8, 2020 but not signed |
| LS | Colin Holba | Cut by Giants April 29, 2020 |
| T | R.J. Prince | Cut by Ravens July 28, 2020 |
| S | JJ Wilcox | Released by Falcons September 5, 2020 |
| CB | Coty Sensabaugh | Released by Washington March 23, 2020 |
Former Steelers from 2019 Regular Season Roster
Finally, here are 12 former Steelers that appeared on Pittsburgh’s 2019 regular season roster but are not currently on another team’s roster.:
| POS | NAME | Last Transaction/News |
| G | Ramon Foster | Announced his retirement March 16, 2020 |
| FB | Roosevelt Nix | Released by Colts August 31, 2020 |
| TE | Xavier Grimble | Waived by Colts September 8, 2020 |
| DT | LT Walton | Steelers put on injured reserve November 19, 2019 |
| WR | Eli Rogers | Played in XFL DC Defenders until league stopped |
| WR | Ryan Switzer | Steelers waived him September 5, 2020 |
| DB | Kameron Kelly | Steelers waived him December 20, 2019 |
| WR | Tevin Jones | Cowboys waived him September 5, 2020 |
| RB | Tony Brooks-James | Vikings waived him September 2, 2020 |
| RB | Kerrith Whyte | Steelers released him September 5, 2020 |
| LB | Tuzar Skipper | Steelers released him September 5, 2020 |
| P | Jordan Berry | Steelers released him September 7, 2020 |
Rosters are fluid once games begin; so, expect these lists to change shape as the season progresses. I will update this if you notice a significant oversight.
Your Music Selection
I always like to offer a music selection. In 1963 one of the top hits in the USA was a song by a Japanese singer. Here is Sukiyaki (real title Ue o Muite Arukou) by Kyu Sakamoto.
