The Pittsburgh Steelers and rest of the NFL must reduce their rosters to 53 players by 4 PM/ET Tuesday, Aug. 27. This post will served as our Steelers cutdown tracker, keeping a running tab of players waived and released by the team as it trims down to that magic number.
Keep in mind the NFL has changed its rules this year to allow two players to be placed on IR/designated to return without having to be placed on the initial 53-man roster. This will help avoid some of the initial roster messiness of rostering a player just to place him on IR so he can return later in the season. This does not apply to any Steeler placed on IR prior to Tuesday, including C Nate Herbig. Two players are expected to go on specialty lists that will clear roster spots without cuts in CB Cam Sutton (Reserve/Suspended) and ILB Cole Holcomb (Reserve/PUP).
Also, it’s important to remember the Steelers’ cutdown is their initial roster. There’s certainly a chance Pittsburgh makes additional moves after the fact.
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Steelers Roster Count: 53 (0 Cuts Remaining)
Steelers Cuts
RB Daijun Edwards
FB Jack Colletto (Brooke Pryor)
WR Jacob Copeland
WR T.J. Luther
WR Quez Watkins (via Jeremy Fowler)
OT Devery Hamilton
OT Anderson Hardy
OG Tyler Beach
DL Marquiss Spencer
EDGE Kyron Johnson (via Aaron Wilson)
ILB Kyahva Tezino
CB Kiondre Thomas
CB Kyler McMichael
CB Thomas Graham Jr. (via Aaron Wilson)
K Matthew Wright
At the Tuesday deadline, the Steelers have announced their final set of roster moves. They have released/waived:
LB Luquay Washington
LB Jacoby Windmon
LB Marcus Haynes
DB Zyon Gilbert
DL Willington Previlon
DL Jacob Slade
OL Tykeem Doss
OL Joey Fisher
QB John Rhys Plumlee
RB Aaron Shampklin
TE Matt Sokol
TE Rodney Williams
WR Jaray Jenkins
WR Duece Watts
WR Dez Fitzpatrick
RB La’Mical Perine
RB Jonathan Ward
The following players were placed on IR (to return)
OT Dylan Cook
EDGE Jeremiah Moon
The following players were placed on standard IR (no return later this year)
S Ryan Watts
OLB Julius Welschof
The following player was placed on Reserve/PUP.
LB Cole Holcomb
