Steelers Announce Final Roster Cuts Ahead Of 2021 Season

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced their final roster cuts ahead of the 2021 season ahead of Tuesday's (August 31) 4:00 p.m. deadline.

The Steelers announced 15 players were cut on Tuesday as the team limited its roster to the mandatory 53-player maximum via a news release shared on their official website:

1. RB Trey Edmunds
2. RB Jaylen Samuels
3. WR Rico Bussey
4. WR Cody White
5. OL Rashaad Coward
6. OL B.J. Finney
7. OL Chaz Green
8. OL John Leglue
9. TE Kevin Rader
10. LB Cassius Marsh
11. LB Quincy Roche
12. LB Jamar Watson
13. DB Mark Gilbert
14. DB Arthur Maulet
15. DB Donovan Stiner

Additionally, backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs was placed on the reserve/injured list after experiencing an injury in the Steelers' preseason finale.

The decisions to release Berry and Canaday solidified spots on the Week 1 roster for rookie punter Pressley Havin III and long snapper Christian Kuntz, a Western Pennsylvania native and former Duquense standout linebacker.

Head coach Mike Tomlin addressed having to make roster cuts and how the process would be different from last year, when the Steelers had no preseason.

"It's always difficult. It's difficult whether you have games, it's difficult if you don't have games because you've just got a level of respect for what these guys put into this process," said Tomlin. "It's a culmination of a lot of work, not only dating back to the spring, but really all of their football lives, and so we're highly sensitive to that, we're respectful of that. Business has to get done but it gets done with that sensitivity and that understanding."

The Steelers shared a graphic listing their full 53-man roster by position group and numerical order on their verified Twitter account Tuesday.

The Steelers will face the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in their regular season opener on Sunday, September 12.