The Steelers finalized their regular season roster on Saturday by releasing 21 players and placing another on the Reserve/Injured List to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player limit.
The team’s final roster includes three quarterbacks, four running backs, six wide receivers, three tight ends, nine offensive linemen, seven defensive linemen, eight linebackers, 10 defensive backs and three specialists (kicker, punter and long snapper).
" It's tough, but its part of the job and part of the business," Tomlin said. " It's one of the unpleasantness that come with being the head football coach. I have to sit down with these guys and explain to them why we are making the decisions we are making. I owe them that, these guys worked very hard they did everything we asked them too, but the reality of it is 75 has to become 53 tomorrow."
The Steelers made no trades, but bringing in a veteran lineman who has been released and is on the waiver wire is a possibility as Tomlin said Friday he is concerned with the depth of the offensive line.
The Steelers released the following players to reach their 53-man roster limit: quarterback Mike Reilly; running backs Carey Davis, Isaac Redman and Justin Vincent; wide receivers Dallas Baker, Tyler Grisham and Brandon Williams; tight end Dezmond Sherrod; offensive linemen Jason Capizzi, Jeremy Parquet and A.Q. Shipley; defensive linemen Sonny Harris, Steve McClendon and Scott Paxson; linebackers Bruce Davis, Tom Korte, Andy Schantz and Donovan Woods; defensive backs Roy Lewis and Anthony Madison; andkickerPiotr Czech.
Of that lot Carey Davis, Bruce Davis along with special teams ace Anthony Madison may have come as surprises.
Sixth-year veteran tight end Sean McHugh was placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured List and will miss the entire 2009 season after injuring his knee during training camp.
All NFL teams had to trim their rosters to 53 players by 6 p.m. (ET) Saturday, September 5.
The Steelers will now try to re-sign up to eight players after noon today to its practice squad. The team is reportedly hoping to bring back Harris, Shipley and Redman, who as an undrafted free-agent had a very nice camp, and led the team in touchdowns.
In all eight rookies made the 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers roster.
Comments
I don't unde3rstqnd how
they released Redman.
He did great in the
pre-season games. I feel
some team will take him immediately.
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