There were a couple of Pittsburgh Steelers fans this week who were hoping to see the Pittsburgh Steelers submit a waiver claim for former first-round edge defender Takkarist McKinley, who was recently released by the Atlanta Falcons after three and a half seasons. They did not.
Even if they did submit a claim and were awarded the player, he would not be able to be on the field this week because of the Covid-19 protocol that requires that players go through a five-day testing cycle. But he will be a part of the team that they will be playing on Sunday, because the team awarded the claim was the Cincinnati Bengals, who just leg go of Carlos Dunlap.