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Promising Pittsburgh Steelers rookie WR to make NFL debut vs. Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver Roman Wilson will play against the Las Vegas Raiders, marking his NFL debut. The debut comes at a time when the Steelers are experiencing injuries around their team, and without a spot to elevate a wide receiver such as Brandon Johnson from the practice squad, the Steelers will turn to Wilson.
Wilson suffered a high ankle sprain in training camp that kept him out for seven weeks. He has now had 11 straight full practices in a row, and the Steelers finally feel he is ready to play. Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith said this week that Wilson’s debut was coming sooner rather than later, and he just needed to get his conditioning up as well as get everything in the playbook down.
“I just think he keeps working. You’re talking about a lot of time missed for a young player. He’s working very hard, I would imagine it happens sooner or later, but it’s not you’ve got to meet this certain metric. A lot of it is getting back into game shape. You talk about a young player — we have such a long way to go too. He’s doing really well, making progress every day. I imagine it will probably happen sooner rather than later,” Smith said about Wilson.
It is unclear how many snaps Wilson will play, but it is unlikely to be a huge role as they slowly work him back into the rotation full-time. When the Steelers elevated Brandon Johnson to be their WR5 a week ago, he got around ten snaps, and Wilson could end up playing around the same amount of snaps overall in his debut.
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One of Pittsburgh’s biggest goals before hosting the NFL Draft was to modernize Market Square. It is just one of the spaces in the downtown area that is being transformed for the massive event.
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2026 NFL Draft Pittsburgh regional transportation plan unveiled
With the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh quickly approaching, city officials and Pittsburgh Regional Transit unveiled its regional transportion plan.
Extensive road closures will be in place around Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium from April 22-25 as the 2026 NFL Draft brings three days of excitement and football fans into the city of Pittsburgh.
During NFL Draft events, the city’s Downtown and North Shore areas will convert to a walkable “Draft Campus,” with motorized traffic limited to Pittsburgh Regional Transit vehicles, the city’s light rail system (the “T”) and other official providers.
Therefore, many streets into and around the “Draft Campus” are closed to vehicle traffic starting April 22. Traffic patterns will be adjusted to allow Pirates fans to access PNC Park for baseball games held during the road closures, according to NFLDraftPittsburgh.com.
In addition to these streets, the Interstate 279 and Interstate 579 High Occupancy Vehicle lanes into the city are closed to vehicle traffic all week; only authorized bus traffic and emergency vehicles will be permitted to use those lanes.
People planning to use the Beaver County Transit Authority bus to reach downtown Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft events can find more information about the authority’s bus service plans on the BCTA website.
Here is the list of road closures in place from April 22-25, according to NFLDraftPittsburgh.com, which has a complete guide to getting into and around the city during NFL Draft events.
- Art Rooney Avenue
- West General Robinson Street to Tony Dorsett Drive
- Scotland Avenue
- Casino Drive, from Sproat Way
- North Shore Drive, from Chuck Noll Way
- Reedsdale Street to Tony Dorsett Drive
- Chuck Noll Way
- Tony Dorsett Drive
- Sproat Way
- Allegheny Avenue from Ridge Avenue
- North Shore Drive, from Chuck Noll Way to Mazeroski Way
- Mazeroski Way
- West General Robinson Street
- Lacock Street, from Federal Street
- Federal Street, from Lacock Street
- Merchant Street
- I-279 southbound exit 1B ramp
- I-279 northbound exit 1B ramp
- Route 65 southbound ramp to Fort Duquesne
- Route 65 northbound ramp from Fort Duquesne Bridge
- T1 ramp from Reedsdale Street and Ridge Avenue
- Sixth Street Bridge, aka the Roberto Clemente Bridge
- Seventh Street Bridge, aka the Andy Warhol Bridge
- Isabella Street
- Sixth Street
- Fort Pitt on ramp, from 10th Street Bypass and Fort Duquesne Boulevard
- Commonwealth Place
- Liberty Avenue extension
- Penn Avenue, from Stanwix Street to 9th Street
- Liberty Avenue/PPG Paints Arena exit off the Fort Pitt Bridge
- Smithfield Street Bridge
Pennsylvania’s 511PA.com online transportation website will feature a special NFL webpage providing real-time traffic information in and around the city during the NFL Draft.
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