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Steelers make roster moves ahead of Week 14 Bengals game

The Pittsburgh Steelers activated cornerback Cory Trice Jr. to the 53-man roster from injured reserve and waived running back Jonathan Ward.

The Pittsburgh Steelers activated cornerback Cory Trice Jr. to the 53-man roster from injured reserve. Today was the deadline to do so to avoid him being sidelined for the rest of the season.

Trice hasn’t played since suffering a hamstring injury in the Week 3 L.A. Chargers contest. He had a critical interception in Pittsburgh’s Week 2 victory over the Denver Broncos.

Trice, drafted by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft, spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve after tearing his ACL in training camp.

Trice was recently selected as the Steelers 2024 Ed Block Courage Award winner, given to a player who has shown courage either coming back from an injury or a life-altering situation.

The Steelers waived running back Jonathan Ward on Wednesday in preparation for Trice’s reverting to the roster.


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Steelers CB downgraded to OUT vs Ravens

The Steelers had hoped to get Cory Trice back this week but he will not play vs the Ravens.

The Pittsburgh Steelers had hoped they would have the services of second-year cornerback Cory Trice Jr. on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. But his return will have to wait at least one more week as he has been downgraded to OUT for this week’s game.

 

Fortunately, with Cameron Sutton back off of his suspension, Trice has some time to get well. However, with his 21-day window a week old, he could find himself out of time to be back on the roster if he isn’t 100 percent. Pittsburgh selected Trice in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft but was lost of the year after a promising rookie offseason

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Steelers injury updates: Jaylen Warren pulled by Tomlin

Several Steelers suffered injuries in Sunday’s win over the Chargers.

After the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, head coach Mike Tomlin talked about the myriad of injuries Pittsburgh suffered over the course of the game.

The Steelers lost outside linebacker Alex Highsmith with a groin injury but his replacement Nick Herbig came in and got two sacks. Cornerback Cory Trice Jr. was lost with a hamstring injury and the unit rallied along with the Steelers pass rush to take the heat off the secondary.

Tomlin also noted that wide receiver Van Jefferson got poked in the eye but his vision cleared and he was able to return to the game. Jefferson had no targets or catches on Sunday.

In addition, Tomlin noted that running back Jaylen Warren got benched by Tomlin because of an ongoing injury issue. Warren was replaced by veteran Cordarrelle Patterson who played well down the stretch.

Next week the Steelers take on the Indianapolis Colts on the road.

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Steelers CB Cory Trice Jr. DOUBTFUL to return with injury

The Steelers are without their primary backup cornerback against the Chargers.

It didn’t take long for the Pittsburgh Steelers to get awfully short-handed. The Steelers have lost starting wide receiver Van Jefferson to an apparent eye injury and now cornerback Cory Trice Jr. is doubtful to return with a hamstring injury according to ESPN reporter Brooke Pryor.

Predicting 2 Steelers to start training camp on the PUP list

Which Steelers will start the season on the PUP list?

In just three days, the Pittsburgh Steelers will open up 2024 training camp. So far, we’ve had no word of any Steelers players starting the season on the Physically Unable to Perform List (PUP) but the team still has time to place players.

Here is how the NFL defines the active PUP list:

Active/PUP list: Players are placed on this list during training camp and count toward a team’s 90-man roster. Players can be removed from the list at any time during camp, but can’t be placed back on the list. Players on this list as of final roster cutdowns must be placed on the Reserve/PUP, released, traded or counted against the 53-man roster.

The Steelers have two prime candidates to go on the active PUP ahead of the start of training camp. One is linebacker Cole Holcomb who is making slow progress as he tries to return from a knee injury he suffered in the middle of the 2023 season.

Another player who might start the season on the PUP is cornerback Cory Trice. He missed all of the 2023 season with a torn ACL he suffered on the first day of padded practice at last year’s training camp. Pittsburgh needs to ease Trice back into action if they want him to help in year two.

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Steelers HC Mike Tomlin looking for a leap from young CBs

The Steelers have some quality young cornerbacks on the roster.

The offseason has been busy for the Pittsburgh Steelers in an attempt to turn over a solid chunk of the roster. One position where there were plenty of changes is at cornerback. Out are Patrick Peterson, Levi Wallace, Chandon Sullivan and Elijah Riley.

But as we’ve already pointed out, the Steelers might have enough cornerbacks on the roster already and don’t need to target one early in the 2024 NFL draft. Two guys in particular we are excited to see are Cory Trice Jr. and Darius Rush.

On Monday, head coach Mike Tomlin talked about those two guys and said he expected a significant step for them in their second seasons.

“They’re going into their second year,” Tomlin said. “We expect guys going into their second year to make a significant step.”

If the Steelers have confidence in Trice and Rush, in addition to new cornerback Donte Jackson, they might not need to spend a top pick on a starter or even a slot cornerback.

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2023 NFL draft: Players selected with picks Vikings traded away

The Minnesota Vikings traded away nine total selections in the 2023 NFL Draft that were made by other teams.

The Minnesota Vikings selected six players in the 2023 NFL draft, but they traded away multiple picks both leading up to and during the annual selection meeting.

In totality, the Vikings made nine trades involving picks that were made by other teams.

Here are all nine players selected with picks that the Vikings once held.

 

2023 NFL Draft: Day 2 mock draft roundup

The experts weigh in on who the Minnesota Vikings might take on day two of the 2023 NFL Draft.

The first round of the 2023 NFL draft is in the books and there is a ton of talent on day two available for teams to grab.

Earlier on Friday, I released a full mock draft for day two and there was really good talent coming out at the beginning of round three.

Who do the experts have the Vikings taking with their singular pick at 87th overall in round three?

Vikings 2023 7 round mock draft: Predicting the Vikings draft class

In the final seven-round mock draft of the cycle, we try to predict what the Minnesota Vikings draft class will be.

The Minnesota Vikings have a lot of different ways they can go in the NFL draft. There will be some discussion on what needs are most important but the Vikings can address most of them through both free agency and the NFL draft.

I have now done 11 mock drafts for the Vikings this offseason and they all have taken a slightly different turn each time. This is the final one and I try to be predictive in doing so.

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Vikings 2023 7-round mock draft: Matt Anderson’s 11.0

The Minnesota Vikings could potentially move up for a quarterback. @MattAnderson_8 explores what that might look like.

Earlier this week, Josh Norris from Underdog Fantasy identified the Minnesota Vikings as potential dark horse candidates to make a trade-up in the upcoming NFL Draft. However, this trade would not be just any ordinary trade; it would involve the Vikings moving up to the third overall draft pick by trading with the Arizona Cardinals.

Now, let’s examine my 11th mock draft to envision what the draft might look like if the Vikings were to make such a trade and secure the third overall pick.

We will be using Pro Football Focus’ mock draft simulator and the Rich Hill trade chart for any trades.