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Rico Dowdle is listed as the RB2. We wouldn’t read into this too much, but it does align with the approach fantasy managers have been taking to this backfield. Warren currently comes off the board at RB27 while Dowdle sits at RB32. With a larger role through the air also in his future, Warren continues to looks like a safe bet for FLEX-worthy fantasy numbers in 2026.

Witherspoon was placed on the reserve/retired list Tuesday, just a few months after initially signing with the Commanders. The 31-year-old entered the league with the 49ers as a 2017 third-rounder. Witherspoon tallied 60 passes defended and 13 interceptions over his career, spending four seasons in San Francisco, two with the Steelers, and the past three seasons with the Rams.

Rodgers didn’t take a preseason snap for the Steelers last season, but it sounds like the 42-year-old vet will be on the field for each of the Steelers’ first two preseason games this year. Interestingly, they are against the Packers and Jets. Speaking with The Athletic’s Michael Silver, Rodgers didn’t seem particularly excited about taking preseason snaps, but said, “If (McCarthy) wants me to, I will.”

Jenkins intercepted one pass and totaled 27 solo tackles and one TFL last year. The Steelers correspondingly released S Darnell Savage despite signing him in March.

A January 2025 car crash sidelined Whitehead for the entire season. He was cleared for football activity just over a week ago.

He did say they’d be “smart” about him and where he is strength and conditioning wise, so Jones may wind up taking a longer build up. But overall, this is a fairly positive update about a player who we weren’t completely sure would play in 2026 as recently as a few months ago.

It’s unknown what the injury is here, as Porter was not mentioned in an injury rundown by GM Omar Khan earlier this morning. More information to come when it is available. Porter was a potential hold-in (as he was at OTAs) as he tries to work on a contract extension with the team.

Ramsey reportedly suffered a knee injury during minicamp and will begin camp on the PUP list. The 32-year-old corner can be removed from the list at any point, with general manager Omar Khan stating Tuesday that “it’ll take a couple weeks.” The move appears to be purely administrative.

This deal comes just as the Steelers are gearing up to begin training camp. Allar was selected with the No. 76 pick in this year’s draft and, if all goes to plan for the Steelers in their first year under Mike McCarthy, is expected to redshirt his rookie season. The Penn State product who threw for 7,402-61-13 in his career will spend plenty of time developing behind the scenes with his sights set on possibly earning the QB1 job for the Steelers next season. Allar has reportedly already undergone some serious overhauling, as it was reported in May that the team was “uninstalling everything” he learned about the position at Penn State. It sounds like Allar has a ways to go before being NFL ready, but it will be interesting to hear how he progresses throughout training camp and he’ll be a player to watch when the preseason starts up.

Oh, is that all? Howard and Mason Rudolph appear to be in a roster battle for one spot with third-round pick Drew Allar the likely QB3 behind Aaron Rodgers. DeFabo seems to be saying that Howard has an upper hand in this competition by virtue of not needing to directly compete with what Rudolph is doing in training camp or in preseason action. It’s not exactly great news for Howard that the question needs to be asked in the first place.