Steelers Cut 11, Including TE Jaheim Bell, as QB Logjam Looms

Pittsburgh cleaned house Friday, waiving 11 players as it shapes the initial 53-man roster. The list runs deep on the back end: tight end Jaheim Bell, offensive lineman Greg Crippen, running back Alex Tecza, receivers Jakobie Keeney-James, Cornell Powell and Isaiah Winstead, plus a stack of defensive backs in Jaylon Guilbeau, Jack Henderson, Brandon Hill, Tamon Lynum and Daryl Porter.

None of these moves shake up the fantasy landscape, but Bell is the one name worth a beat. Our model had him buried at #480 overall and just #102 among tight ends, and the production backs that up — 2 catches for 20 yards and no scores across 15 games in the 2024 season, good for a grand total of 4 PPR points. That's not a fantasy asset. That's a roster body.

The more interesting subplot is at quarterback. The Steelers still haven't decided whether to carry four QBs on the active roster, an unusual luxury that most teams won't even entertain.

That decision is tangled up with Will Howard, who was being evaluated for a concussion after Thursday night's game. The results weren't in yet, and if he's not cleared, an injured reserve stint to open the year is on the table. That would buy Pittsburgh at least four weeks to figure out whether the four-QB plan is actually worth keeping.

For fantasy purposes, the quarterback shuffle is noise for now — none of the arms in question is a startable weekly option in standard leagues. Keep half an eye on how the depth chart settles, but don't burn a bench spot chasing it.

The bottom line: cut Bell from your watch lists if he somehow snuck on. He's a waiver-wire afterthought with negligible career volume, and being released doesn't change that math. Move on.