The Steelers made several roster moves on Tuesday afternoon, including placing wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud on the team’s Reserve/COVID list.
McCloud has 19 catches for 141 yards so far this season and has also been the team’s main kick returner with 21 kickoff returns for 503 yards and averaging 24 yards. He has returned 22 punts for 194 yards.
The Steelers also promoted tight end Kevin Rader from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.
That news comes after ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that Eric Ebron could miss “extended time” with possible surgery upcoming on his knee.
Rader, who played high School at Pine-Richland and played in the Week 9 games against the Chicago Bears when he had one catch for one yard.
The Steelers also signed guard Rashaad Coward and tight end Jace Sternberger to the practice squad and released quarterback James Morgan, who was signed to the practice squad last week after Ben Roethlisberger was placed on the COVID list.
Coward was released during the team’s final cuts in the preseason, but signed to the practice squad the day after before being released in early October.
Sternberger was taken by the Green Bay Packers in the 2019 draft and was released earlier this year.