STAIRWAY TO SEVEN
2021
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Lawman has put an end to my running, and I'm so far from my home
Oh Mama, I can hear you a-cryin', you're so scared and all alone
Hangman is comin' down from the gallows, and I don't have very long
The jig is up, the news is out
They finally found me
The renegade who had it made
Retrieved for a bounty
Nevermore to go astray
This'll be the end today
Of the wanted man
ROSTER
OFFENSE (24)
Quarterbacks (3)
2 Mason Rudolph
3 Dwayne Haskins
7 Ben Roethlisberger
Running Backs (5)
22 Najee Harris [R]
24 Benny Snell Jr.
26 Anthony McFarland Jr.
29 Kalen Ballage
44 Derek Watt
Wide Receivers (4)
11 Chase Claypool
14 Ray-Ray McCloud
15 Cody White
18 Diontae Johnson
Tight Ends (3)
81 Zach Gentry
87 Kevin Rader
88 Pat Freiermuth [R]
Offensive Line (9)
51 Trai Turner
53 Kendrick Green [R]
60 J.C. Hassenauer
65 Dan Moore Jr. [R]
71 Joe Haeg
72 Zach Banner
76 Chukwuma Okorafor
77 John Leglue
79 Rashaad Coward
DEFENSE (25)
Defensive Line (6)
57 Montravius Adams
73 Carlos Davis
92 Isaiahh Loudermilk [R]
95 Chris Wormley
97 Cameron Heyward
99 Henry Mondeaux
Linebackers (9)
27 Marcus Allen
30 Tegray Scales
41 Robert Spillane
54 Ulysees Gilbert III
55 Devin Bush
56 Alex Highsmith
90 T.J. Watt
93 Joe Schobert
98 Taco Charlton
Cornerbacks (7)
20 Cameron Sutton
21 Tre Norwood [R]
23 Joe Haden
25 Ahkello Witherspoon
31 Justin Layne
35 Arthur Maulet
42 James Pierre
Safeties (3)
28 Miles Killebrew
34 Terrell Edmunds
39 Minkah Fitzpatrick
SPECIAL TEAMS (4)
Kicker (1)
9 Chris Boswell
Punter (2)
3 Pressley Harvin III [R]
10 Corliss Waitman
Longsnapper (1)
46 Christian Kuntz
RESERVE/INJURED (9)
5 Joshua Dobbs - QB
19 JuJu Smith-Schuster - WR
45 Buddy Johnson - LB
67 B.J. Finney - OL
69 Kevin Dotson - OL
85 Eric Ebron - TE
91 Stephon Tuitt - DL
93 Demarcus Christmas - DL
94 Tyson Alualu - DL
RESERVE/COVID-19 (1)
13 James Washington - WR
PRACTICE SQUAD (16/16)
8 Karl Joseph - S
17 Anthony Miller - WR
33 Trey Edmunds - RB
37 Donovan Stiner - S
38 John Simon - LB
40 Linden Stephens - DB
50 Delontae Scott - LB
61 Daniel Archibong - DL
62 Nate Gilliam - OL
64 Malcolm Pridgeon - OL
68 Khalil Davis - DL
74 Chaz Green - OL
79 Rashaad Coward - OL
80 Tyler Vaughns - WR
82 Steven Sims - WR
89 Jace Sternberger - TE
PRACTICE SQUAD/INJURED (0)
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TRANSACTIONS
01/10 Signed WR Tyler Vaughns to the practice squad; Released K Sam Sloman from the practice squad.
01/08 Activated CB Joe Haden and C Kendrick Green from the Reserve/COVID-19 List; placed WR James Washington on the Reserve/COVID-19 List; elevated G Rashaad Coward to the Active/Inactive List from the practice squad; released DE Isaiah Buggs; signed K Sam Sloman to the practice squad and released WR Tyler Vaughns from the practice squad.
01/07 Signed G Nate Gilliam to the practice squad; Placed LB Buddy Johnson on the Reserve/Injured List; Released WR Rico Bussey and WR Damion Willis from the practice squad; Activated WR Diontae Johnson from the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
01/06 Placed WR Diontae Johnson and C Kendrick Green on the Reserve/COVID-19 List; Restored DT Daniel Archibong to the practice squad.
01/05 Placed CB Joe Haden on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
01/04 Restored WR Anthony Miller, WR Steven Sims, and WR Tyler Vaughns to the Practice Squad; Released P Cameron Nizialek and K Sam Sloman from the Practice Squad; LB Jacob Tuioti-Mariner terminated his practice squad contract.
01/03 Elevated G Rashaad Coward & RB Trey Edmunds to the Active/Inactive roster; signed K Sam Sloman to the practice squad, placed WR Damion Willis on the Practice Squad/COVID-19 List and released WR Darrius Shepherd from the Practice Squad.
01/01 Activated DE Isaiah Buggs from the Reserve/COVID-19 list; restored S Karl Joseph to the practice squad; signed LB Tegray Scales from the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.
12/31 Placed LB Joe Schobert and DL Chris Wormley on the Reserve/COVID-19 List; Placed DL Daniel Archibong on the Practice Squad/COVID-19 List.
12/30 Activated LB Marcus Allen from the Reserve/COVID-19 List; Placed DB Arthur Maulet on the Reserve/COVID-19 List; Signed WR Darrius Shepherd to the Practice Squad.
12/29 Restored WR Rico Bussey to the Practice Squad; Placed WR Tyler Vaughns on the Practice Squad/COVID-19 list
12/28 Signed WR Damion Willis to the practice squad; Restored G Malcolm Pridgeon to the Practice Squad from the Practice Squad/COVID-19 list; Released G Nate Gilliam from the practice squad.
12/27 Placed WR Anthony Miller on the Practice Squad/COVID-19 List.
12/27 Placed S Karl Joseph on the Practice Squad/COVID-19 List
12/25 Signed P Corliss Waitman to the 53-man roster; signed P Cameron Nizialek to the practice squad; elevated G Rashaad Coward, RB Trey Edmunds, LB John Simon from the practice squad to the Active/Inactive Roster as COVID-19 replacements; and activated G J.C. Hassenauer from the Reserve/Injured List to the 53-man roster. P Cameron Nizialek was also elevated to the Active-Inactive roster; WR Steven Sims was placed on the Practice Squad/COVID-19 List.
12/24 Activated DT Montravius Adams from the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
12/23 Placed DE Isaiah Buggs and RB Anthony McFarland Jr. on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
12/22 Placed LB Devin Bush on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
12/22 Placed OT Zach Banner and LB Marcus Allen on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
12/21 Signed G Nate Gilliam to the practice squad.
12/20 Released DB Isaiah Johnson from the practice squad; Restored DB Linden Stephens to the practice squad from the Practice Squad/COVID-19 List; Placed G Malcolm Pridgeon on the Practice Squad/COVID-19 List.
12/18 Elevated OL Rashaad Coward to the Active/Inactive roster from the practice squad.
12/15 Placed OL B.J. Finney on the Reserve/Injured List.
12/14 Signed DB Isaiah Johnson to the practice squad.
12/13 Activated OT Joe Haeg from the Reserve/COVID-19 list; Signed DE John Simon to the practice squad; Terminated K Sam Sloman from the practice squad; Placed DB Linden Stephens on the Practice Squad COVID-19 list.
12/10 Re-signed WR Tyler Vaughns and DB Linden Stephens to the practice squad; Terminated P Drue Chrisman and LS Rex Sunahara.
12/09 Elevated OL Rashaad Coward and OL Chaz Green to the Active/Inactive roster from the practice squad.
12/08 Signed P Drue Chrisman and LS Rex Sunahara to the practice squad; Terminated DB Linden Stephens and WR Tyler Vaughns from the practice squad.
12/06 Activated LB Robert Spillane from the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
12/04 Activated DL Carlos Davis from the Reserve/Injured List: elevated OL Chaz Green from the practice squad to the Active/Inactive roster as a COVID-19 replacement.
12/04 Activated LB T.J. Watt from the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
12/02 Placed LB Robert Spillane on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
12/01 Activated WR Ray-Ray McCloud from the Reserve/COVID list; Placed OL Joe Haeg on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
11/30 Signed DT Montravius Adams to the 53-man roster.
11/29 Placed LB T.J. Watt on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
11/27 Signed OL John Leglue to the 53-man roster, elevated DL Daniel Archibong and WR Anthony Miller from the practice squad to the Active/Inactive roster, signed K Sam Sloman to the practice squad, and placed OL J.C. Hassenauer and TE Eric Ebron on the Reserve/Injured List.
11/25 Activated S Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Reserve/COVID list.
11/23 Promoted TE Kevin Rader to the 53-man roster; Signed G Rashaad Coward and TE Jace Sternberger to the practice squad; Placed WR Ray-Ray McCloud on the Reserve/COVID list; Released QB James Morgan.
11/20 Activated QB Ben Roethlisberger from the Reserve/COVID list, elevated S Karl Joseph from the practice squad to the Active/Inactive roster as a COVID-19 replacement, elevated DL Daniel Archibong and LB Delontae Scott from the practice squad to the Active/Inactive roster; placed G Kevin Dotson on the Reserve/Injured List
11/15 Placed S Minkah Fitzpatrick on the Reserve/COVID-19 List; Signed QB James Morgan to the practice squad; Released NT Isaiah Mack
11/14 Placed QB Roethlisberger on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
11/13 Elevated WR Steven Sims to the Active/Inactive roster from the practice squad.
11/11 Added LB Jacob Tuioti-Mariner to the practice squad.
11/09 Terminated Josh Lambo from the Practice Squad.
11/08 Elevated TE Kevin Rader to the Active/Inactive roster from the practice squad.
11/02 Added LB Taco Charlton to the 53-man roster; Added K Josh Lambo and DT Khalil Davis to the practice squad; Released DL Chris Slayton from the practice squad.
11/02 Traded LB Melvin Ingram III to the Kansas City Chiefs for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
10/30 Elevated DE Taco Charlton to the active roster from the practice squad for Sunday's game.
10/16 Placed WR JuJu Smith-Schuster on the Reserve/Injured List; activated OT Zach Banner off the Reserve/Injured Designated for Return List to the 53-man roster.
10/13 Signed CB Linden Stephens to the practice squad.
10/12 Released NT Eli Ankou from the practice squad; Signed WR Anthony Miller and DT Isaiah Mack to the practice squad.
10/09 Released OL Rashaad Coward; Activated WR Cody White from the practice squad to the 53-man roster; Elevated S Karl Joseph from the practice squad to the 53-man roster for Week 5.
10/04 Signed NT Eli Ankou to the practice squad.
10/02 Elevated WR Cody White and OT Chaz Green to the Active roster.
09/28 Promoted LB Derrek Tuszka to the 53-man roster from the practice squad; Waived LB Jamir Jones.
09/25 Elevated WR Cody White and LB Derrek Tuszka to the Active/Inactive roster from the practice squad.
09/21 Signed DT Taco Charlton to the practice squad.
09/20
Placed DL Tyson Alualu on the Reserve/Injured List; promoted DL Henry Mondeaux from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.
09/10 Signed LB T.J. Watt to a new five-year contract
09/03 Agreed to trade 2023 fifth-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks for CB Ahkello Witherspoon, pending a physical; Released DL Henry Mondeaux
09/01 Placed OL Zach Banner, RB Anthony McFarland Jr. and DE Stephon Tuitt on the Reserve/Injured list; Signed OL Rashaad Coward, OL B.J. Finney, and CB Arthur Maulet to the 53-man roster
09/01 Added WR Rico Bussey, WR Cody White, RB Trey Edmunds, RB Jaylen Samuels, OL Chaz Green, OL John Leglue, TE Kevin Rader, DB Mark Gilbert, DB Donovan Stiner, WR Steven Sims, OG Malcolm Pridgeon, LB Derrek Tuszka, LB Christian Miller, DE Daniel Archibong, and S Karl Joseph to the practice squad
COACHING STAFF
HEAD COACH
Mike Tomlin
John Mitchell (Assistant)
OFFENSE
Offensive Coordinator: Matt Canada
Quarterbacks Coach: Mike Sullivan
Running Backs Coach: Eddie Faulkner
Wide Receivers Coach: Ike Hilliard / Blaine Stewart (Assistant)
Tight Ends Coach: Alfredo Roberts
Offensive Line Coach: Adrian Klemm / Chris Morgan (Assistant)
DEFENSE
Defensive Coordinator: Keith Butler
Defensive Line Coach: Karl Dunbar
Inside Linebackers Coach: Jerry Olsavski
Outsider Linebackers Coach: Keith Butler / Denzel Martin (Assistant)
Secondary Coach: Grady Brown
Senior Defensive Assistant/Secondary: Teryl Austin
SPECIAL TEAMS
Special Teams Coordinator: Danny Smith
FRONT OFFICE
ADMINISTRATION
Arthur J. Rooney II (President)
Arthur J. Rooney Jr. (Vice President)
FOOTBALL OPERATONS
Kevin Colbert (Vice President & General Manager)
Omar Khan (Vice President of Football & Business Administration)
Dan Rooney Jr. (Player Personnel Coordinator)
Brandon Hunt (Pro Scouting Coordinator)
Phil Kreidler (College Scouting Coordinator)
SCHEDULE
PRE-SEASON (3-1)
[HOF] Dallas Cowboys W 16-3
1. @ Philadelphia Eagles W 24-16
2. vs. Detroit Lions W 26-20
3. @ Carolina Panthers L 9-34
REGULAR SEASON (9-7-1)
1. So., 12. September, 19:00 - @ Buffalo Bills W 23-16
2. So., 19. September, 19:00 - vs. Las Vegas Raiders L 17-26
3. So., 26. September, 19:00 - vs. Cincinnati Bengals L 10-24
4. So., 03. Oktober, 22:25 - @ Green Bay Packers L 17-27
5. So., 10. Oktober, 19:00 - vs. Denver Broncos W 27-19
6. Mo., 18. Oktober, 02:20 (SNG) - vs. Seattle Seahawks W 23-20 (OT)
7. Bye Week
8. So. 31. Oktober, 19:00 - @ Cleveland Browns W 15-10
9. Di., 09. November, 02:15 (MNG) - vs. Chicago Bears W 29-27
10. So., 14. November, 19:00 - vs. Detroit Lions T 16-16 (OT)
11. Mo., 22. November, 02:20 (SNG) - @ Los Angeles Chargers L 37-41
12. So., 28. November, 19:00 @ Cincinnati Bengals L 10-41
13. So., 05. Dezember, 22:25 - vs. Baltimore Ravens W 20-19
14. Fr., 10. Dezember, 02:20 (TNG) - @ Minnesota Vikings L 28-36
15. So. 19. Dezember, 19:00 - vs. Tennessee Titans W 19-13
16. So., 26. Dezember, 22:25 - @ Kansas City Chiefs L 10-36
17. Di., 04. Januar, 02:15 (MNG) - vs. Cleveland Browns W 26-14
18. So., 09. Januar, 19:00 - @ Baltimore Ravens W 16-13 (OT)
PLAYOFFS
Wildcard: Mo., 17. Januar, 02:15 (SNG) - @ Kansas City Chiefs L 21-42