Steelers Injury Updates Steelers Transactions
Pittsburgh Steelers Get Promising CB Back from Injured Reserve
The Pittsburgh Steelers have activated cornerback Cory Trice Jr. from the injured reserve list, the team announced on Thursday.
Wednesday was the final day of Trice’s 21-day practice window, and Trice needed to be added to the 53-man roster on Thursday, or he would have been forced to miss the remainder of the 2024 season.
The Steelers waived running back Jonathan Ward on Wednesday to make room for Trice on the active roster.
Trice has been out since suffering a hamstring injury while covering a punt against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 22. He opened his 21-day practice window to return to work on Nov. 14, meaning he has to be elevated from the injured reserve list by Thursday, or he will be forced to miss the rest of the season.
Trice had been a full participant in practice ahead of the Steelers’ Week 12 game against the Cleveland Browns and in the Wednesday session last week. But Trice was limited in practice both Wednesday and Thursday last week before being ruled out of the team’s Week 13 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He was a full participant in practice on Wednesday.
It’s unclear exactly what Trice’s role will be. He had been serving as a special teamer and the team’s Dime defensive back before his injury. Those roles have been filled by the signing of James Pierre and the return of Cam Sutton from suspension. It’s possible that Trice will continue to be a healthy scratch despite his return to the 53-man roster.
The team’s seventh-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out of Purdue, Trice missed his entire rookie season with an ACL injury. He played in just three games this year before his hamstring injury set him back once again. In three games, he had two tackles, one pass breakup and an interception in the end zone against the Denver Broncos.
Trice has been a player with high hopes from the Steelers, despite being a seventh-round draft pick and has been considered by some a potential future starter, but he’ll have to prove that he can stay healthy before he’ll be able to earn that kind of role on the defense.
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