The Pittsburgh Steelers trimmed the roster down to the league-mandated 53 players on Tuesday afternoon, making several cuts over the last couple of days to get in compliance with the expected roster size of each NFL team. Several of the transitions were as expected, but a few others came as a little bit of a surprise to fans and media alike. I will be recapping some of the more notable moves made on Tuesday and what that may mean for Pittsburgh moving forward.
Pittsburgh Decides to Keep Eight Defensive Linemen
The Steelers have been known to normally keep six defensive linemen on the active roster.