Steelers roster cuts tracker: Who's in and who's as team trims roster to 53

The deadline to trim NFL rosters from 90 to 53 is Tuesday, but several teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, are already hard at work after they wrapped up the preseason on Thursday night. Here is a full rundown of the Steelers roster cuts, and we will update it as new information comes out about which guys are in and which are out leading up to the deadline.

Linebacker – Kenny Willekes

Six-year veteran edge rusher who was only signed by the Steelers four days ago

Long snapper – Jake McQuaide

Added last week after the injury to starting long snapper Christian Kuntz

Defensive back – Kam Alexander

Alexander was another very late addition to the roster as depth for the final preseason game.

Defensive back – Quindell Johnson

Three-year veteran out of Memphis who has also spent time with the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers

Defensive back – Kyler McMichael

Former undrafted rookie in his second season out of North Carolina.

Defensive back – Mikey Victor

Undrafted rookie out of Alabama State. Should make a practice squad somewhere.

Offensive line – Doug Nester

Nester played his college football at West Virginia but struggled in limited action this preseason.

Offensive line – Julian Pearl

Second-year player out of the University of Illinois who was with the Ravens, Vikings and Browns last season.

Quarterback – Logan Woodside

Added after the injury to Will Howard, he played sparingly in the final two preseason games but could get a shot on another team.

Running back – Evan Hull

Former fifth-round pick out of Northwestern. Hull had a couple of nice runs in preseason but the running back depth chart is crowded.

Tight end – Kevin Foelsch

Former undrafted free agent in his second season out of New Haven.

This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers roster cuts tracker: Who’s in and who’s as team trims roster to 53

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