Steelers Practice Squad Moves & Depth Crunch | Pittsburgh Steelers News

Steelers sit with a thin roster after waiving key players who went unclaimed, leaving wideout Max Hurleman and RB Lew Nichols—both showing promise in preseason and training camp—as potential practice squad pickups. Safety Juanyeh Thomas, released by Indianapolis, has already signaled his Pittsburgh allegiance with social media posts and a throwback photo with Coach Tomlin. With starters DeShon Elliott (IR) and Jaquan Brisker’s Week 1 status uncertain, the secondary is dangerously exposed. Meanwhile, offensive tackle depth is nearly nonexistent after Broderick Jones’ trade, making a last-minute addition to protect the line likely before kickoff. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e3ba65942134cce3