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Pittsburgh Steelers rule out 3 for Jacksonville Jaguars game

The Steelers look to be heading into Jacksonville with nearly a clean slate on the injury front.

The Steelers Friday injury report looks fairly clean, with only running backs Trey Edmunds, Jaylen Samuels, and linebacker Jayrone Elliott ruled out for Sunday.

Edmunds (hamstring) and Samuels (quad) were both injured versus the Bengals. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin indicated on Tuesday that the backs’ availability would be dependent on practice participation, and neither took part all week. Elliott (illness) also has not been at practice this week.

As anticipated, cornerback Mike Hilton will be back in action. He was a full practice participant all week after exiting with a shoulder injury in the second quarter of Week 6.

Though Cam Sutton has played solid in Hilton’s absence, having him back in the lineup is just the injection Pittsburgh’s defense needs.

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Tight end Vance McDonald and guard Kevin Dotson have not yet been activated from reserve/COVID-19.

Here’s Friday’s full rundown as reported by Teresa Varley of Steelers.com:

Game status
RB Trey Edmunds (Hamstring) – Out
RB Jaylen Samuels (Quadriceps) – Out
LB Jayrone Elliott (Illness) – Out

Practice participation
QB Ben Roethlisberger (NIR) – Full
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (NIR) – Full
RB Anthony McFarland (Illness) – Full
CB Mike Hilton (Shoulder) – Full
RB Trey Edmunds (Hamstring) – DNP
RB Jaylen Samuels (Quadriceps) – DNP
LB Jayrone Elliott (Illness) – DNP
C Maurkice Pouncey (NIR) – Full
G David DeCastro (NIR) – Full
T Alejandro Villanueva (NIR) – Full
DE Stephon Tuitt (NIR) – Full
DE Isaiah Buggs (Ankle) – Full

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Steelers practice squad 2020: Pittsburgh protects 4 practice squad players for Week 6

A new concept for the 2020 season is the “protected” practice squad. Here are the four players the Steelers chose to protect.

The Steelers must like what they have going as far as practice squad protections. There are no changes from Week 5 to 6 for protected players. Pittsburgh has tabbed wide receiver Deon Cain, linebacker Jayrone Elliott, defensive end Henry Mondeaux and running back Wendell Smallwood. These four are not eligible to sign with another team until after Sunday’s game.

Practice squad “protection” is a new concept for the 2020 season. It’s a concession for the potential personnel shortages that could occur if the virus strikes the locker room.

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Teams can designate protected players each Tuesday beginning at 4 p.m., except for clubs that played on the previous Monday night; their designations go into effect prior to 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The Steelers continue their 2020 season Sunday, Oct. 18 versus the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field.

Former Saints linebackers Will Compton, Jayrone Elliott sign with new teams

More players who once suited up for the New Orleans Saints have earned new NFL opportunities: linebackers Will Compton and Jayrone Elliott.

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Two one-time members of the New Orleans Saints linebacker corps have earned new NFL opportunities: Will Compton signed with the Tennessee Titans (where he played in 2018) while Jayrone Elliott reunited with the Pittsburgh Steelers (who teamed up with him for five games in 2019).

Compton caught on with the Saints in the middle of training camp last summer, but was waived with an injury designation after getting hurt in a preseason game. He later joined the then-Oakland Raiders and started a few games down the stretch. Back in Tennessee, he has a shot at cracking the roster with strong practice performance.

Elliott became a Saints fan-favorite for his pass-rush upside in the 2018 preseason, but he didn’t make the team and ended up starring in the short-lived Alliance of American Football. He led the AAF in sacks for the San Antonio Commanders and briefly joined the Miami Dolphins last year, though he got more action with the Steelers. His familiarity with the system may give him an edge even late in training camp.

This is just the latest example of how deep this year’s Saints roster is. Players who once competed for real minutes in their defense have instead gotten looks with other teams, which has become something of a theme this summer. Cornerbacks who started games for the Saints like Ken Crawley and B.W. Webb are competing for backup jobs with the Arizona Cardinals. Half the players the Saints released at the start of training camp have already signed with new teams.

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Pittsburgh Steelers continue to make roster moves

The Steelers signed a linebacker who was with the team in 2019, as well as a long snapper.

The Steelers signed linebacker Jayrone Elliott and long snapper Liam McCullough on Thursday.

The Steelers are familiar with the Elliott, as they signed and re-signed him eight times in 2019. The outside linebacker appeared in five games and recorded four tackles. Elliott, 28, has been around the league since he signed as an undrafted rookie with the Packers in 2014.

McCullough is an undrafted rookie hailing from Ohio State. He played in 54 of 55 games from 2016 to 2019 for the Buckeyes and was a finalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award in 2019, which goes to the country’s top long snapper.

In corresponding roster moves, the team released linebacker Leo Lewis and waived/injured wide receiver Anthony Johnson.

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