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The Steelers made their remaining necessary moves today to get their roster down to the 53 man requirement. Here is the roster as it stands right now. It is not permanent, and will likely change over the course of the next week.
Quarterbacks (3) — Ben Roethlisberger, Michael Vick, Landry Jones.
Running Backs (2) — DeAngelo Williams, Dri Archer
Full Backs (2) — Will Johnson, Roosevelt Nix
Wide Receivers (5) — Antonio Brown, Markus Wheaton, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Sammie Coates, Tyler Murphy
Tight Ends (3) — Heath Miller, Matt Spaeth, Jesse James.
Offensive Linemen (8) — Kelvin Beachum, Ramon Foster, Maurkice Pouncey, David DeCastro, Marcus Gilbert, Cody Wallace, Chris Hubbard, Alejandro Villanueva.
Defensive Linemen (6) — Cameron Heyward, Steve McLendon, Stephon Tuitt, Cam Thomas, Letterius Walton, Daniel McCullers.
Linebackers (10) — James Harrison, Lawrence Timmons, Ryan Shazier, Arthur Moats, Jarvis Jones, Vince Williams, Sean Spence, Bud Dupree, Terence Garvin, Anthony Chickillo.
Cornerbacks (6) — William Gay, Cortez Allen, Antwon Blake, Brandon Boykin, Doran Grant, Ross Cockrell.
Safeties (5) — Mike Mitchell, Shamarko Thomas, Will Allen, Robert Golden, Ross Ventrone.
Specialists (3) — Greg Warren, Josh Scobee, Jordan Berry
Reserve/Supsended (2)
RB Le’Veon Bell, WR Martavis Bryant
Reserve/PUP (1)
Mike Adams
The Steelers signed former Bills CB Ross Cockerell to a one year deal today. RB Le’Veon Bell and WR Martavis Bryant are on the Reserve/Suspended list and do not count towards the 53 man roster during their suspensions.
Some noteworthy names made the squad. WR Tyler Murphy, LB Anthony Chickillo, S Ross Ventrone, and OL Alejandro Villanueva being the biggest standouts. Villanueva was a lock once Mike Adams was destined for PUP, but few would have guessed he’d make the 53 man roster.
The team has until 12:00 pm est tomorrow to make waiver claims on any players they like on the waiver wire. At 1:00 pm est all teams can assemble their 10 man practice squad. At 4:00 pm tomorrow, the team can place a player on Reserve/Injured with the designation to return.
