Steelers Now
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a joint practice on Thursday at Acrisure Stadium. The two teams will meet again on Saturday night for a preseason game in Pittsburgh.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin revealed on Thursday that he expects participation for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be similar to last week. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, wide receiver DK Metcalf, running back Jaylen Warren, left guard Isaac Seumalo, tight ends Pat Freiermuth and Jonnu Smith, outside linebacker T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith, defensive tackle Cam Heyward, linebacjker Patrick Queen, cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey, Darius Slay and Joey Porter Jr. and strong safety. DeShon Elliott. Tomlin said outside linebacker Nick Herbig could receive playing time depending on his work in the joint practice on Thursday.
Tomlin said he hasn’t ruled anyone that’s injured out at this point. “We’ll make those decisions at the 11th hour.”
All of the healthy players on the Steelers participated in the joint practice.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Sights & Sounds: Joint Practice vs. Buccaneers
