Pittsburgh Steelers 53-man roster cuts tracker: Every confirmed, rumored move

Mike Moraitis

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With the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 preseason in the books following a 19-10 win against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night, it's time for the team to trim its roster down to 53 players.

The deadline for teams to reach that limit falls on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 4 p.m. ET. After that, the Steelers will almost certainly be scouring the waiver wire and free agency for players who can help fill some of their remaining needs.

For players with four or more years of NFL service, they are free to sign with any team immediately after getting cut. However, players with less service time (three years or less) in the NFL are first subject to waivers. Claims will be processed on Aug. 27 at noon ET.

For players who land on injured reserve or remain on the PUP list on cutdown day, they will be forced to miss at least the first four games of the 2025 campaign.

The Steelers didn't wait long to begin trimming their roster down, with Pittsburgh cutting 11 players on Friday, the day after their preseason finale.

Follow along with our tracker below for all of the latest confirmed and rumored moves the Steelers make.

Confirmed cuts

UPDATE: The Steelers have announced all of their 53-man roster cuts. You can check out the full list right here.

Monday, Aug. 25

  • DL Kyle Baugh
  • LB Mark Robinson
  • LB Julius Welschof
  • DB D'Shawn Jamison
  • DB Daryl Porter
  • OL Steven Jones
  • OL Aiden Williams
  • TE JJ Galbreath
  • RB Lew Nichols
  • WR Max Hurleman
  • WR Lance McCutcheon
  • K Ben Sauls
  • P Cameron Johnston

Friday, Aug. 22

  • QB Logan Woodside
  • RB Evan Hull
  • TE Kevin Foelsch
  • OL Doug Nester, Julian Pearl
  • LB Kenny Willekes
  • DB Kam Alexander
  • DB Quindell Johnson
  • DB Kyler McMichael
  • DB Mikey Victor
  • LS Jake McQuaide

Rumored cuts

Tuesday, Aug. 26

Rumored to be making the roster

N/A

Injured reserve

PUP list

N/A

Other rumors

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Mike Moraitis

Mike Moraitis is a freelance writer who covers the NFL for the Sporting News. Over his nearly two decades covering sports, Mike has also worked for Bleacher Report, USA TODAY and FanSided. He hates writing in the third person.