Earlier this week, Mike Tomlin announced that Aaron Rodgers and several other Pittsburgh Steelers wouldn’t suit up for the team’s final preseason game. He left the door open for most of the rest of the team, but he’s holding some other starters out, too, according to Steelers reporter Missi Matthews.
“Pat Freiermuth, for example, is in full uniform,” Matthews shared right before the game via the DVE Pregame Show. “Jaylen Warren. Jonnu Smith is not. I do think in terms of Alex Highsmith, Donte Kent, the rookie, and also Calvin Austin [III], Coach [Tomlin] said those guys, their participation was growing.