Steelers Now
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Twenty-three players are inactive for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the team’s preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night.
Most of the absences had been expected, with head coach Mike Tomlin ruling out over a dozen players during his press conference on Tuesday.
Three players that were not previously announced as inactive that are not dressed for Saturday’s game are tight end DJ Thomas-Jones, center Ryan McCollum and tackle Calvin Anderson. All three have been battling injuries. McCollum has a right leg injury. Anderson has a lower-body soft-tissue injury. Thomas-Jones returned from a left calf/ankle injury last week, but was again sidelined for undisclosed reasons.
The rest of the injured Steelers, who Tomlin had previously ruled out, include quarterback Will Howard (right pinky), wide receiver Calvin Austin III (undisclosed), outside linebacker Alex Highsmith (groin), cornerback Cory Trice (hamstring) and cornerback Donte Kent (right foot/ankle).
Tomlin also decided to rest several veteran players, including quarterback Aaron Rodgers, running back Jaylen Warren, tight ends Pat Freiermuth and Jonnu Smith, wide receiver DK Metcalf, left guard Isaac Seumalo, kicker Chris Boswell, outside linebacker T.J. Watt, outside linebacker Nick Herbig, defensive tackle Cam Heyward, inside linebacker Patrick Queen, cornerback Joey Porter Jr., cornerback Darius Slay, defensive back Jaylen Ramsey and safety DeShon Elliott.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Make 23 Players Inactive vs. Jaguars
