PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – Steelers made it official with safety Jabrill Peppers Wednesday, but also put the star quarterback of the preseason on the Reserve/Injured list.
Peppers is added to the active roster to help during the time safety DeShon Elliott is out. With Joey Porter injured, corner James Pierre was added to the active roster.
Quarterback Skylar Thompson had three good preseason games, that and the injury to Will Howard, kept him on the roster, but he goes on injured reserve with a hamstring injury along with linebacker Malik Harrison. The former Raven suffered a knee injury during the season opener at the Jets.
Added to the practice squad as a third quarterback is Logan Woodside, who was added after the Howard injury during training camp.