The Steelers signed safety Jabrill Peppers to a one-year contract, as well as signing defensive back James Pierre from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. The team placed linebacker Malik Harrison and quarterback Skyler Thompson on the Reserve/Injured List.
In addition, the team signed quarterback Logan Woodside to the practice squad.
Peppers, who is in his ninth NFL season, has appeared in 99 games, starting 85. He has 494 career tackles, 322 of them solo stops, 35 passes defensed, 30 tackles for a loss, seven interceptions, six forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.
Peppers spent the last three seasons with the New England Patriots, appearing in 38 games, with 26 starts. He recorded 178 tackles, 107 of them solo stops, 10 passes defensed, nine tackles for a loss and an interception.
Prior to the Patriots, Peppers spent three seasons with the New York Giants, after he was acquired via a trade with the Cleveland Browns. While in New York, he played in 32 games, starting 30. He had 196 tackles, 127 of them solo stops, 17 passes defensed, 15 tackles for a loss, four forced fumbles and two interceptions.
Peppers was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the 25th overall selection. In two seasons he played in 29 games, starting all of them. He recorded 137 tackles, 97 of them solo stops. He appeared in 13 games his rookie season, starting all of them, and finished with 57 tackles, three passes defensed, one interception and one fumble recovery.
Peppers played college football at Michigan where he appeared in 27 games, starting 24 of them. He finished with 123 tackles and one interception and was a 2016 consensus first-team All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist.
Pierre, who was elevated to the Active/Inactive Roster for the Jets game, started his career in Pittsburgh, spent time with the Washington Commanders, and returned to the Steelers in 2024. He was re-signed during the 2025 offseason after becoming a free agent.
Pierre returned to the Steelers for a second stint in 2024, signed to the practice squad in September after his release from the Commanders and then elevated to the 53-man roster one week later. He appeared in 15 games in 2024, starting two, and recorded 12 tackles, eight of them solo stops, and one interception, occurring against the Cleveland Browns to close out the game in a 27-14 win at Acrisure Stadium in Week 14.
Pierre was originally signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft out of Florida Atlantic. He has appeared in 81 career games, with eight starts in four seasons. He has recorded 71 tackles, including 60 solo stops, 11 passes defensed, three interceptions and a forced fumble. He also has 46 special teams tackles.
Pierre saw action in 16 games in 2023, mainly on special teams. He had seven special teams tackles, five of them solo stops. Pierre appeared in 17 games in 2022, starting two of them. He finished the year with 20 tackles, including 16 solo stops, had four passes defensed and an interception against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12. In 2021, Pierre played in 17 games with four starts. He recorded 37 tackles, 34 of them solo stops, and had one interception. He made the initial 53-man roster his rookie season and played in all 16 games.
Woodside, who spent time with the team during training camp, was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He has also spent time with the Tennessee Titans (2020-21) and Atlanta Falcons (2022-23).
Woodside has appeared in 13 NFL games, including 11 for the Titans. He was on the Bengals practice squad in 2024.
Woodside played college football at Toledo where he appeared in 43 games. He completed 759 passes for 10,514 yards and 93 touchdowns.
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