Joe Haden active for Week 12 against the Baltimore Ravens

The Pittsburgh Steelers have released their inactives for their Week 12 game against the Baltimore Ravens. There was on player ruled out due to injury prior to the game. Because the number of players who were elevated off of the practice squad this week brought the roster to 53 players, the list is made up of 5 players with one being due to injury and 4 as healthy scratches.

Most importantly, cornerback Joe Haden is active for the Steelers and will play against the Ravens in Week 12. Hayden injured his ankle against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11 and was listed as questionable coming into the game.

The player who was already known to be on the inactive list since he was ruled out over the weekend was running back Jaylen Samuels. Injured in the Steelers Week 10 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, Samuels was ruled out with a quad injury.

The one player left who has been on the inactive list every week in 2020 is quarterback Josh Dobbs. One player joining Dobbs for Week 12 is tight end Kevin Rader who was promoted to the Steelers 53-man roster this week.

The final two players on the Steelers inactive list are saftety Antoine Brooks Jr. and linebacker Jayrone Elliott. Brooks was the Steelers sixth-round draft pick in 2020 and was elevated to the 53-man roster as a Covid replacement earlier this week. Brooks has appeared in two games for the Steelers so far in 2020 in Week 9 against the Dallas Cowboys and Week 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals. In the Bengals game, Brooks played 47% of the Steelers defensive snaps. Jayrone Elliott has been all over the place for the Steelers between being on the practice squad, active for three different games, and on the 53-man roster but inactive on game day.

As for the Ravens inactives, they can be seen below courtesy of ESPN’s Jamison Hensley. Offensive lineman D.J. Fluker is eligible after being added to the injury report as questionable.