Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have set their initial 53-man roster, they must set their initial practice squad. With a maximum of 16 players (rookie EDGE rusher Julius Welschof is out for the year with a knee injury, meaning he’s not going to be an Internationally Exempt player here), the Steelers should be filling up their taxi squad throughout the day.
Keep in mind in past years, the Steelers haven’t always immediately gotten to the max. In some years, they’ve left a couple spots added and slowly added before Week 1. After today, the team is off through the weekend so there’s not urgency to fill out the practice squad to have as many players available for practice as possible.