Tuesday was a big day for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as they were forced to cut their roster down to 53 players along with the rest of the NFL. Two players who found themselves being waived were WR Brandon Johnson and DL Domenique Davis. Each player cleared waivers, and now head to the IR on split salaries.
Domenique Davis & Brandon Johnson both cleared waivers on Wednesday and both have reverted to Pittsburgh's IR on split salaries for now. #Steelers #NFL
— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) August 27, 2025
Johnson had some impressive moments in camp, as part of a crowded receiving room. Unfortunately, he ended up picking up a foot injury during the Steelers’ last preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, and didn’t return to that game. He was already on the roster bubble, and that injury pushed him outside of it. However, he does clear waivers and remain with the Steelers.
Davis has seen a complicated few months. When the Steelers acquired Chuck Clark back in July, he was waived. Shortly after, he was brought back. He was waived again along with Johnson on Tuesday, and reverts back to the IR after not being claimed. Each of these two players head to the IR for the 2025 season, but can be cut if they reach a monetary agreement with the team.
While Tuesday was a busy day for the Steelers, they haven’t done much adding to their roster since. Pittsburgh hasn’t claimed any players that were cut by other teams so far, although that could mean they attempted to make a claim and lost out to another team. There were rumors connecting Pittsburgh to one of Aaron Rodgers’ former receivers, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, but he eventually chose the San Francisco 49ers instead.
Pittsburgh has managed to retain several players that were cut yesterday. Some players from the 2024 season, including Beanie Bishop Jr. and DeMarvin Leal who both went unclaimed. Those two, along with Robert Woods all head to Pittsburgh’s practice squad. You can keep track of every move with our practice squad tracker, here.
We’ll see what happens with Johnson and Davis in the near future, but for now they head to the injured reserve for the 2025 season.
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