The Steelers open the 2025 regular season at the New York Jets on Sept. 7. Aaron Rodgers is the locked-in starter amid a completely different quarterback room than last year. Wide receiver depth remains uncertain after the team did not add via training camp and Calvin Austin III missed significant practice time with an abdominal injury. The defense faces positional decisions with a surplus of cornerbacks and potential cuts for players like Beanie Bishop Jr. The defensive line lost rookie Derrick Harmon to a knee injury and veteran Dean Lowry to an ACL tear. Several players could begin the year on injured reserve and the roster must be cut to 53 players by the deadline.
For the second year in a row, the Steelers will have a completely different quarterback room than the season before, but unlike the previous two seasons, there isn't a debate around which one of those quarterbacks will be the starter. Aaron Rodgers is locked into that job, but one of the biggest questions surrounding this offense revolves around who he'll be throwing to. The Steelers again opted not to add to the wide receiver room -- at least not yet -- through a training camp acquisition, but they have tough personnel decisions looming. Calvin Austin III, tabbed as WR2 by position coach Zach Azzanni in the spring, missed a large chunk of camp with an abdominal injury, and his availability for the start of the regular season is uncertain.
Defensively, the Steelers have a surplus of cornerbacks to sort through, and Beanie Bishop Jr., the darling UDFA of the 2024 training camp, appears to be on the outside looking in. One group that could be most impacted by the preseason finale is the defensive line after rookie first-rounder Derrick Harmon was carted off the field with a knee injury and quickly ruled out. At halftime, coach Mike Tomlin said the defensive end was "being evaluated." The Steelers already lost some depth there during training camp when veteran Dean Lowry suffered an ACL tear.
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