Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 offseason practices have concluded it’s the time of the year when several 53-man roster predictions will be released before the team reports top Latrobe for the start of training camp. While these particular exercises are fun to do and evaluate, the odds of any one of them ultimately being 100 percent accurate are very, very slim for several obvious reasons.
While injuries and training camp battles usually play a big role in which players ultimately make the Steelers 53-man roster every year, the fact that the team has a long history of players who weren’t under contract with the team during the offseason practices that wound up on their Week 1 roster also needs to be acknowledged.