The Steelers had a number of difficult decisions to make leading up to the 53-man roster deadline, including the status of Mason Rudolph. The team ended up holding on to the quarterback, but the front office still had to cut a number of players to get to the roster limit:
Released:
- LB Marcus Allen
- OL Chaz Green
- OL Joe Haeg
- CB Justin Layne
- RB Anthony McFarland
- OL Trent Scott
Waived:
- RB Max Borghi
- LB Ron’Dell Carter
- DT Carlos Davis
- DL Khalil Davis
- OL William Dunkle
- OL Adrian Ealy
- DL Donovan Jeter
- LB Buddy Johnson
- OL John Leglue
- OL Ryan McCollum
- DL Henry Mondeaux
- TE Kevin Rader
- LB Hamilcar Rashed
- DB Elijah Riley
- LB Delontae Scott
- WR Tyler Snead
- DB Chris Steele
- DB Linden Stephens
- TE Jace Sternberger
- WR Tyler Vaughns
- LB James Vaughters
- WR Cody White
Waived/injured:
Marcus Allen, a 2018 fifth-round pick, appeared in 33 games for Pittsburgh over the past four seasons. Justin Layne was a 2019 third-round pick by the Steelers, with the majority of his 43 appearances coming on special teams. Anthony McFarland was also a former Steelers draft pick, while Trent Scott was brought in this offseason to compete for an OL spot. Joe Haeg started two of his 12 appearances for the Steelers in 2021.
Henry Mondeaux spent the past two seasons in Pittsburgh, getting into 26 total games (two starts). After mostly seeing a special teams role during his rookie campaign, the defensive tackle saw more opportunities on defense in 2021, finishing with 16 tackles and two sacks. Buddy Johnson was a fourth-round pick in the 2021 draft. The linebacker got into four games as a rookie, collecting two tackles. Carlos Davis was a seventh-round pick by the Steelers in 2020. The defensive tackle collected 11 tackles in 11 games.
The Vaughns kid looked good this preseason, hopefully we can practice squad him and Haeg.
Was pulling for Leglue and Sims. Glad Sims made it along with Boykin. Both played very well this preseason. I guess snell on special teams is what kept him over Tony Mac
How does Benny Snell beat out anyone to make this team?
He’s basically the captain of the special teams
I hope ESPN will be okay come winter when they can’t flaunt Tomlin’s unbeaten streak at the end of the season. I hope I’m wrong, but man, talk about some advanced metrics to try and talk up what has really been sustained mediocrity.
Totally agree. Not sure how they expect to get very far with an ol that would have problems stopping local hs. Guaranteed worst OL in the NFL. Please for the love of god put atleast a little bit of resources into it. Pick up someone half decent please.
And Tomlinson streak has been mediocre at best I agree. I’m starting to think Tomlin can’t not only spot cb to draft but also ol men. And the 1s we drafted while he has been here was munchacks picks.
You haven’t paid attention to Carolina Panthers OL crisis. 2 QBs out before the beginning of the season