The Pittsburgh Steelers have made another roster change ahead of their Week 1 preseason matchup with the Houston Texans. The Steelers announced on August 8 that they have signed veteran safety Jalen Elliott and released injured defensive back Nate Meadors.

Elliott spent the offseason with the Steelers, who are bringing back the safety roughly three weeks after releasing him. Pittsburgh cut Elliott on July 17 to make room on the roster for linebacker Tyler Matakevich.

Elliott spent much of the 2023 season on the Steelers practice squad. He last appeared in an NFL regular season game during 2021.

The Steelers departed with Meadors after he sustained a hamstring injury during practice on August 6. He didn’t practice the following day.

Meadors last played in an NFL regular season game during the 2020 season.

Steelers Replace Injured Nate Meadors With Jalen Elliott

This will be Elliott’s fourth tenure with the Steelers. Pittsburgh has actually signed Elliott to five different contracts over the past year.

He first joined the Steelers exactly one year ago on August 8, 2023. Elliott signed with the Steelers early in the preseason after the Las Vegas Raiders waived him on May 1 of last year.

Elliott didn’t make the Pittsburgh roster out of 2023 training camp. But the team brought him back on the practice squad on October 31. The Steelers released him on November 28 but then signed him to the practice squad again on December 19.

Pittsburgh then inked Elliott to a reserve/future contract on January 17.