The Pittsburgh Steelers just recently signed WR Ben Skowronek to the active lineup off the practice team, however Skowornek was put on IR today as he’s been handling a shoulder injury. The Steelers likewise formally signed WR Jaray Jenkins to the practice team and signed TE Matt Sokol to the practice team, they revealed today.
Both Jenkins and Sokol recognize to the Steelers, as both were with the group throughout training school and the preseason. Sokol was signed on July 30 after TE Rodney Williams suffered an injury throughout training school and belonged of Pittsburgh’s last lineup cuts. He impressed the group enough to make another appearance on the group’s practice team, which had an open area after signing Skowornek to the active lineup.
Sokol has 8 video games of NFL experience in between the Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots from 2020-2023. He played 3 video games with the Chargers in 2020 and 6 with the Patriots in between 2022-2023, playing 53 offending snaps and 37 unique groups snaps in his NFL profession.
With Skowronek going on IR, he’ll miss out on a minimum of 4 video games. The factor the group signed him to the active lineup might have been to permit him to go on IR and after that return. That would not have actually held true had he gone on the practice squad/injured reserve list.
The group has actually modified its practice team a bit today, signing DB D’Shawn Jamison and CB James Pierre the other day. Both Jamison and Pierre have some unique groups worth. And with Skowronek among the group’s gunners through the very first 2 weeks of the season, it would not be a surprise to see Pierre get an elevation to fill that function versus the Chargers on Sunday.
Jenkins’ finalizing was reported the other day by ESPN’s Brooke Pryor and is now main. He played his college football at LSU and likewise has actually hung around with the Jacksonville Jaguars in his NFL profession. He had 4 receptions for 44 backyards with the Steelers this preseason.
With Skowronek going to IR, the Steelers now have an open area on their 53-man lineup.