Landing with a new team on the fly and learning a new position can be quite challenging for anyone in the NFL. Fortunately for Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad linebacker Tariq Carpenter, he stepped into a veteran room with the inside linebackers.
After signing with the Steelers’ practice squad on Aug. 31, Carpenter has switched from being a bigger box safety into a full-on inside linebacker for the Black and Gold. Now, he’ll get a chance to show that on Sunday against his former team in the Green Bay Packers.
With veteran Cole Holcomb lost for the year with a knee injury and Elandon Roberts dealing with a knee injury, Carpenter is expected to be elevated from the practice squad to the Reserve/Inactive roster Sunday against the Packers at Acrisure Stadium.