stevedogc

I'd be interested in knowing if these players are allowed to shop there services to other teams. I cant see why not. I also wonder if there will be any uproar over this. I can only imagone what people would say if it was Belichick doing it. How he is trying to cheat these players out of finding employment eith other teams and such. Either way, it would be looked upon negatively. I doubt the same will be done on the Steelers.

Steelers keeping their cuts secret until Saturday

Steelers keeping their cuts secret until Saturday
Associated Press


PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers have cut their roster to the 53-man limit, but they aren't revealing which players they released.

Saying he didn't want other NFL teams to learn in advance who was let go, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said the final cuts won't be announced until Saturday, when all NFL teams must firm up their rosters.

Among those apparently cut Friday were fullback Carey Davis, who didn't play in Thursday night's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers; former Penn State center A.Q. Shipley, a seventh-round draft pick; and linebacker Bruce Davis, a third-round pick last year. Davis started 11 games for the Steelers the last two seasons.

One possible reason for the secrecy is that the Steelers might be trying to slide running back Isaac Redman from the active roster to the practice squad. Redman, an undrafted rookie from Bowie State, was the surprise star of training camp and scored three of the Steelers' five rushing touchdowns during the preseason.

The Steelers made their cuts one day earlier than most teams because they open the season Thursday night at home against the Tennessee Titans

KontradictioN

I'll be the first to acknowledge that I'm no expert on this side of business for the NFL. But, in doing this, do they gain leverage that they can use to throw these guys back on the Practice Squad tomorrow before other teams scoop them up?

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PatsDeb

It's double secret practice squad probation time! Seriously, if you've been cut, why should you have to keep your mouth shut? Why hasn't Lord Bad-ell launched the investigation yet?

patchick

Well then, this speculation must be wrong. I'm pretty sure I've read that a team like the Steelers would NEVER make such a mistake with a 3rd-round pick.

PatsDeb

Not for nothing, but isn't every team who waits until the wire "keeping their roster cuts a secret until Saturday"? I guess the Steelers are just way ahead of the curve and other teams who haven't announced any cuts have no idea who they are letting go of yet, or who they might want to stash on their practice squad.

Jimke

The Patriots may have also made the rest of their cuts.

We will find out who they are 7 P.M. or 8 P.M. tomorrow.

BradyFTW!

Bingo. When a team cuts a player early, they're doing them a favor- giving them a chance to talk to other teams before the inevitable rush. It's a classy move, and the kind that gets noticed by players who may be more likely to come to your camp in the future because of it, but no team is obligated to spread the word ahead of time. Realistically, it's the same as waiting to cut your guys at the last minute, though if the players decide that they don't like it they may be less likely to agree to sign to your PS.

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carolinatony

Steelers released LB Donovan Woods and RB Justin Vincent.

Coach Mike Tomlin tried to keep their cuts quiet, but they're trickling out. Woods split time between special teams and the practice squad last season. Vincent never saw playing time after being signed as an undrafted free agent last season.
Source: CBSSports.com

alamo

They aren't allowed to sign guys to the PS until after the final cut deadline, they can't do it tomorrow. Though of course they can start negotiating earlier with a player they want on the PS with the assumption he will clear waivers, but they could more or less do that even if the players weren't technically cut yet.

My guess if they want non-roster players gone so they can start preparing Saturday for their Thursday game, and just didn't want to give everyone else the advantage of knowing their cuts ahead of time.

MoLewisrocks

I'm not sure I get this. To cut this player you have to waive him. Every team in the league has access to the waiver wire lists. So the only people they are keeping this from are the fans and media (who may find out anyway since most have a league insider on some team who feeds them info like waiver wire listings).