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Steelers Promote Former Pitt RB to Active Roster

The Steelers promoted a former Pitt Panther to their active roster before a huge divisional game.

Stephen Thompson

Steelers Promote Former Pitt RB to Active Roster
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a litany of injuries in their season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers and will use a former Pitt Panther to help address some of their 

With wide receiver Diontae Johnson and running back Anthony McFarland headed to injured reserve, former Pitt tailback, Qadree Ollison gets the call up to the active roster ahead of a critical Monday Night Football game against the Cleveland Browns, the team announced just hours prior to kickoff. 

Ollison was a fifth-round pick of the Falcons in 2019 and spent each of his first four seasons with them. He was cut in 2022 and spent some time with the Dallas Cowboys on their practice squad and limited games on the active roster before being cut again. Ollison appeared in 22 games over his career so far and has 44 carries for 158 yards and five touchdowns to his name.

During his career at Pitt, Ollison helped power the dominant rushing attack that carried the Panthers to their first ACC Championship appearance in 2018. He was also the 2015 ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year after he rushed for more than 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns while James Conner was out with a season-ending ACL injury. Ollison rushed for 2,859 yards and 29 scores as a Panther. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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