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Today’s a big day for the Steelers as they make their final cuts to whittle down and make the remaining necessary cuts to get to the final 53 man roster. Here are the cuts, waivers, and final roster moves- updated as the news breaks.
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Here is the complete list of cuts the Steelers made over the past two days.
WR Shakim Phillips
WR Jarrod West
RB Jawon Chisholm
RB Josh Harris
LB LJ Fort
LB Shayon Green
LB Howard Jones
DL Mike Thornton
DL Ethan Hemer
DL Matt Conrath
S Jordan Dangerfield
S Alden Darby
S Gerod Holliman
CB B.W. Webb
CB Kevin Fogg
OG B.J. Finney
OG/C Doug Legursky
OL Reese Dismukes
Waived/Injured
OT Mitchell Van Dyk
OT Kevin Palmer
P Brad Wing (traded to Giants for late round pick)
Steelers traded Brad Wing to the Giants for a late-round draft pick, according to a source
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) September 4, 2015
WR Jarrod West
Source: #Steelers cut WR Jarrod West. Potential practice squad candidate.
— Josina Anderson (@JosinaAnderson) September 4, 2015
LB Howard Jones
Steelers have released LB Howard Jones, per source.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 4, 2015
RB Jawon Chisholm has been rumored to have been cut. We’ll update when this is confirmed, though he was an obvious cut, so I see no reason for this to be untrue.
LB LJ Fort
#Steelers have cut LB LJ Fort, he will likely go to PS if not claimed
— NFL Draft Diamonds (@DraftDiamonds) September 4, 2015
CB Kevin Fogg
Steelers released CB Kevin Fogg, per source.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 4, 2015
DL Mike Thornton
Steelers cut DL Mike Thornton, per source. Could be practice squad option. #steelers
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) September 4, 2015
Ethan Hemer
Steelers cutting DT Ethan Hemer, who could sign to their practice squad once he clears.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 4, 2015
It appears that the Steelers are are keeping FB Roosevelt Nix. According to Chris Adamski, he was in the locker room looking very happy, and was getting congratulated by his teammates.
