Entering the 2022 regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have six players on their Reserve/Injured List, although only two of them were moved after the final roster cuts, making them eligible to be designated for return. One of them is veteran safety Damontae Kazee, who was injured in the preseason finale. The other is rookie fourth-round wide receiver Calvin Austin III, who never managed to play in the preseason.
Even without Austin, the Steelers are still going into the year with six wide receivers, the majority of them with good NFL experience. The only players who are largely untested offensively are potential rookie breakout George Pickens and free agent addition Gunner Olszewski, who has looked fairly nifty working out of the slot all summer.