The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced their first wave of practice squad signings, adding eight players to the 16-man taxi squad. Per the team, they have signed:
RB: Jonathan Ward
FB: Jack Colletto
TE: Rodney Williams
DL: Jacob Slade
OLB: Marcus Haynes
CB: Anthony Averett, Thomas Graham Jr., Zyon Gilbert
All eight players spent parts of all of the summer with the team.
Ward shined out of the Steelers’ backfield during training camp and his lone preseason appearance. A well-rounded back with special teams value and speed, he suffered a hamstring injury on the final day of training camp and missed the next two preseason games, though he dressed for the finale against the Detroit Lions.