Pittsburgh turns up the intensity for the Chargers matchup by pushing Trey Sermon to the active roster and elevating Mark Robinson. DH
The Pittsburgh Steelers added veteran Trey Sermon to the active roster Saturday, allowing the special-teams contributor to be in uniform for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers.
A running back by trade who was once a third-round pick, Sermon has taken only one offensive snap for the Steelers this season after getting signed off a tryout at rookie minicamp in May. He’s been on the practice squad all throughout the regular season so far, and league rules limit a player to three elevations from the practice squad to a gameday roster, so if the Steelers wanted to deploy Sermon further it was necessary for him to be added to the 53-man roster.
Room on the roster was made Thursday when outside linebacker DeMavin Leal was waived. After clearing Saturday, Leal was re-signed to the practice squad.
Also elevated for Sunday’s game was linebacker Mark Robinson, another special-teams standout. Robinson spent his first three NFL seasons with the Steelers, who’d drafted him in the 2022 seventh round. He appeared in all 34 of the Steelers’ games the past two seasons but was released at the end of training camp in favor of rookie Carson Bruener.
Robinson since spent three games each with the New England Patriots and New York Jets as a practice-squad elevation but was waived by the Jets three weeks ago.
Of note that amid the Steelers’ Saturday roster moves was not an activation of rookie quarterback Will Howard. The sixth-round pick must come off of injured reserve by Wednesday or is out for the season.
Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at [email protected].
Cubs All-Star Predicted To Sign 12-Year, $408 Million Mega-Contract
The Chicago Cubs are bound to have stiff competition in the Kyle Tucker free agency sweepstakes this offseason. The slugger is headed for free agency, and the bidding could quickly escalate past $300 million.
At a price tag like $300-plus million, there will only be a handful of suitors for the superstar.
CBS Sports’ RJ Anderson recently projected Tucker would sign a 12-year, $408 million deal in free agency this winter.
“Tucker is a fascinating case. He’s good at everything, but his Baseball Reference page features minimal bold type. He’s also coming off an uneven season, his second in a row with a disruptive injury,” Anderson wrote. “I think Tucker joins a select group of outfielders (Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts) to clear $30 million annually. I also think he’ll sign for a long term to leverage his youth (29 in January) and flatten his tax hit. Beyond that? I could see him besting this estimate by being the best player available in a weak market.”
The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets could give the Cubs a run for their money in the Tucker sweepstakes. The New York Yankees are also a potential suitor if they lose out on Cody Bellinger.
Either way, the Cubs are likely going to lose Tucker in free agency at this price tag.
Considering he’s the best player on the market, there’s seemingly no ceiling on the price of his free agency.
