The Pittsburgh Steelers initially carried seven wide receivers after the final roster cuts were made to get down to 53 players. Though not surprising given the bounty retained, the subsequent move to put rookie fourth-rounder Calvin Austin III on the Reserve/Injured List has left them with six healthy bodies at the position.
Asked on Wednesday about the numbers that the team had kept at the time (before Austin was moved to the Reserve/Injured List), and what he had seen from them as a group, head coach Mike Tomlin made it clear that all of those who made the team was deserving to be of their own merits.