Linebacker Tariq Carpenter and safety Trenton Thompson were promoted from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers at Acrisure Stadium. Following the game, they will return to the practice squad.
Carpenter was added to the Steelers practice squad prior to the team’s first game of the season.
Carpenter spent last season with the Packers after they selected him in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He saw action in 14 games, finishing with eight special teams tackles, which was sixth on the team. Carpenter had at least one special teams tackle in six of the final eight games of the season.
He played at Georgia Tech where he appeared in 52 games, 41 starts, and finished with 223 tackles, 152 of them solo stops. He also had 22 passes defensed, four interceptions, six and a half tackles for a loss and three forced fumbles.
Thompson was signed by the Steelers during training camp and added to the practice squad at the start of the regular season.
He started 31 of his 57 games at San Diego State and finished with 191 tackles, 125 of which were solo stops, 12 tackles for loss, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a sack.
