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Steelers rookie DL Gabriel Rubio is set to make his NFL debut today.
With Dean out, rookie CB Daylen Everette is set to make his first career start. You should probably expect the same for rookie S Robert Spears-Jennings.
Steelers' rookies will have a chicane to make their impact felt on this game. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers inactives:
RB Rico Dowdle
QB Drew Allar
QB Will Howard (3rd QB)
RB Eli Heidenreich
CB Jamel Dean
CB Terell Smith
DT Kevin Jobity Jr.
Why it's #1 Rico Dowdle (top-150)
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The key players who were on the bubble that made it:
- They carry 3 true TEs with Nowakowski as a FB / TE with Tonyan
- Eli Heidenreich appears to have won the RB3 job
- 9 OL, but very interior heavy. Probably need an OT in there
- 2 young DL from this class, Gabriel Rubio and Kevin Jobity Jr., find a way onto the roster
- Both Jenkins and Spears-Jennings make it due to Elliott going to IR. Safety has to be a position they'll look at on the waiver / trade market potentially · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers' 53-man roster:
QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar
RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich
WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek
TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski
OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker
DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon,…
Why it's #2 DK Metcalf (top-150)
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) The key players who were on the bubble that made it: - They carry 3 true TEs with Nowakowski as a FB / TE with Tonyan - Eli Heidenreich appears to have won the RB3 job - 9 OL, but very interior heavy. Probably need an OT in there - 2 young DL from this class, Gabriel Rubio and Kevin Jobity Jr., find a way onto the roster - Both Jenkins and Spears-Jennings make it due to Elliott going to IR. Safety has to be a position they'll look at on the waiver / trade market potentially · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers' 53-man roster: QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon,…
- Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers' 53-man roster: QBs: Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar RBs: Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Eli Heidenreich WRs: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Kaden Wetjen, Ben Skowronek TEs/FB: Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Robert Tonyan, Riley Nowakowski OL: Troy Fautanu, Mason McCormick, Zach Frazier, Spencer Anderson, Brock Hoffman, Dylan Cook, Max Iheanachor, Ryan McCollum, Gennings Dunker DL: Cam Heyward, Derrick Harmon, Keeanu Benton, Yahya Black, Gabriel Rubio, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Kevin Jobity Jr. OLB: T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, Nick Herbig, Jack Sawyer ILB: Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson, Carson Bruener, Cole Holcomb CBs: Joey Porter Jr., Jalen Ramsey, Jamel Dean, Asante Samuel Jr, Daylen Everette, Brandin Echols S: Jaquan Brisker, Rayshawn Jenkins, Robert Spears-Jennings STs: Cam Johnston, Chris Boswell, Christian Kuntz
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Call overturned. #Steelers ball at the 42.
Robert Spears-Jennings forced the fumble. Daylen Everette recovered. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers are challenging for a potential fumble on the third-down play.
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- 2d Alan Saunders (X) That's a heck of a challenge by McCarthy. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Call overturned. #Steelers ball at the 42. Robert Spears-Jennings forced the fumble. Daylen Everette recovered.
- 2d Nick Farabaugh (X) Officially, Robert Spears-Jennings will get credit for the forced fumble with Daylen Everette pouncing on it. Steelers ball. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Mike McCarthy challenges the ruling on the field that Fannin was down by contact. Nick Herbig was punching at the ball. Sure looks like that'll be successful and be Steelers ball in plus territory.
- 2d Alan Saunders (X) Call overturned. #Steelers ball at the 42. Robert Spears-Jennings forced the fumble. Daylen Everette recovered. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers are challenging for a potential fumble on the third-down play.
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- Steelers AHC Joe Whitt Jr. on Robert Spears-Jennings: “When we drafted the young man, the only thing we needed to do, big plays found him because the eye control wasn’t there. That’s the only thing the kid didn’t have…we’ve worked on his keys and reads and that’s brought out the football player that he is. He communicates at a very high level, as well as anyone on the defense.”
- #Steelers SS DeShon Elliott says he's ready to play a full game this week, after easing into his injury return. But will he? The play of Robert Spears-Jennings has made that a fair question.
- DeShon Elliott played 15 snaps (33%) in his return to the field on Sunday. Robert Spears-Jennings still up there at 27 snaps (47%). Jaquan Brisker played all 100% of the snaps.
- Robert Spears-Jennings and Jaquan Brisker are the starting safeties in nickel, no DeShon Elliott.
- Mike McCarthy on why Robert Spears-Jennings is ready for a bigger role: "Production. He's been productive in every opportunity we've given him. I mean, you go back to the preseason. I think clearly on special teams, he was a standout player for us, and in the Cleveland game, when he got an opportunity to go in there, he’s been extremely productive."
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Mike McCarthy says Robert Spears-Jennings 'is ready' to take on a bigger role defensively.
"He's another young man who is champing at the bit, and I see him getting more opportunities moving forward."
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- Oct 5 Alan Saunders (X) #Steelers DC Patrick Graham said in terms of the lack of depth at the cornerback position, that he prefers to keep Jalen Ramsey in the slot/safety role he's been in. · Quoting Alan Saunders: McCarthy on the play of rookie safety Robert Spears-Jennings: "He's ready. ... I see him getting some more opportunities going forward."
- Oct 5 Mark Kaboly (X) McCarthy on rookie Robert Spears-Jennings: "He's ready." I took that as look for him to get the start on Sunday of Elliott isn't back.
- Oct 5 Alan Saunders (X) McCarthy on the play of rookie safety Robert Spears-Jennings: "He's ready. ... I see him getting some more opportunities going forward." · Quoting Alan Saunders: McCarthy said that #Steelers SS DeShon Elliott is getting close to a return, but wouldn't commit to a timeline.
- Oct 5 Nick Farabaugh (X) Mike McCarthy says Robert Spears-Jennings 'is ready' to take on a bigger role defensively. "He's another young man who is champing at the bit, and I see him getting more opportunities moving forward."
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Jamel Dean banged up on the play. Steelers also look to have replaced S Rayshawn Jenkins with rookie S Robert Spears-Jennings
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- Oct 1 Brooke Pryor (X) Pittsburgh wins a crucial challenge -- ball was tipped coming out of Watson's hand, nullifying Everette's DPI. Robert Spears-Jennings gets credit for the INT. Jack Sawyer got a finger tip on the ball.
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) And he's right. Jack Sawyer is determined to have tipped the pass and it will be an interception for Robert Spears-Jennings. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: I think McCarthy is trying to argue this ball was tipped and thus eliminates the DPI penalty.
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) I think McCarthy is trying to argue this ball was tipped and thus eliminates the DPI penalty. · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Watson badly underthrows Denzel Boston and Robert Spears-Jennings picks it off, but Daylen Everette needlessly commits DPI and the Browns move to the Steelers' 23-yard line.
- Oct 1 Alan Saunders (X) Daylen Everette called for DPI, gives Cleveland 1-10 at the PIT 23. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Robert Spears-Jennings intercepts an absolute duck from Deshaun Watson, but there's a flag down.
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) Watson badly underthrows Denzel Boston and Robert Spears-Jennings picks it off, but Daylen Everette needlessly commits DPI and the Browns move to the Steelers' 23-yard line.
- Oct 1 Alan Saunders (X) Robert Spears-Jennings intercepts an absolute duck from Deshaun Watson, but there's a flag down. · Quoting Alan Saunders: END 3 #Browns 21 #Steelers 10 Yards CLE 271 PIT 197 TOP PIT 24:05 CLE 20:55 TO - Pts Off PIT 1 - 7 CLE 1 - 0 Pen PIT 5-35 CLE 11-74
- Oct 1 Nick Farabaugh (X) Steelers giving Robert Spears-Jennings defensive run. He came up to make a PBU on a dig route on 1st down.
- Oct 1 Brooke Pryor (X) Jamel Dean banged up on the play. Steelers also look to have replaced S Rayshawn Jenkins with rookie S Robert Spears-Jennings
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Brisker is walking to the medical tent.
Rookie Robert Spears-Jennings into the game. · Quoting Alan Saunders: #Steelers DB Jaquan Brisker just dropped to a knee after the play, and the trainers are out to take a look at him.
3 more updatesfrom 3 sources
- Sep 20 Alan Saunders (X) No tent. Brisker right back into the game. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Brisker is walking to the medical tent. Rookie Robert Spears-Jennings into the game.+1
- Sep 20 Brooke Pryor (X) He walks off under his own power. Rookie safety Robert Spears-Jennings in the game. · Quoting Brooke Pryor: Jaquan Brisker sitting down on the turf and athletic trainers are coming out to see him. Steelers depth at safety is already thin with DeShon Elliott on IR.
- Sep 20 Nick Farabaugh (X) Rookie Robert Spears-Jennings coming in to replace Brisker · Quoting Nick Farabaugh: Steelers safety Jaquan Brisker down on the field after the Patriots' 3rd down play.
- Steelers STs coordinator Danny Crossman said Robert Spears-Jennings has been excellent with the special teams group, and he's already ahead of the curve from where the team expected him.
- The #Steelers haven't said what the plan is at strong safety without DeShon Elliott at least the next four weeks. But you can bet that no matter what, rookie Robert Spears-Jennings won't be far from playing time. “We only have three safeties now. So one wrong move, then I’m the next man up."
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GM Omar Khan says they'll likely add a veteran safety, perhaps to practice squad, with DeShon Elliott on IR. But he adds they've been really pleased with the development of Robert Spears-Jennings.
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- Aug 31 Brooke Pryor (X) Omar Khan didn't mention former Cowboys S Juanyeh Thomas in his list of signed PS players, but @JFowlerESPN reports that he's signing a deal to join the practice squad. That's the veteran depth addition Khan mentioned. · Quoting Brooke Pryor: GM Omar Khan says they'll likely add a veteran safety, perhaps to practice squad, with DeShon Elliott on IR. But he adds they've been really pleased with the development of Robert Spears-Jennings.
- Aug 31 Alan Saunders (X) Khan pointed to Spencer Anderson's versatility to play guard and tackle, and said the team feels good about the depth at tackle, even after trading Broderick Jones. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Khan said at safety, they will look for some experienced depth, but said that rookie safety Robert Spears-Jennings has been a pleasant surprise and he expects him to contribute.
- Aug 31 Brooke Pryor (X) GM Omar Khan says they'll likely add a veteran safety, perhaps to practice squad, with DeShon Elliott on IR. But he adds they've been really pleased with the development of Robert Spears-Jennings.
- Aug 31 Alan Saunders (X) Khan said at safety, they will look for some experienced depth, but said that rookie safety Robert Spears-Jennings has been a pleasant surprise and he expects him to contribute. · Quoting Alan Saunders: Khan said they "aren't closing the door" on a return for Elandon Roberts, but that doesn't not appear to be happening at this time.