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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Trey Sermon at practice on Oct. 23, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed running back Trey Sermon to the team’s 53-man active roster from the practice squad, the team announced on Saturday.
Sermon had already played in the maximum of three games while being elevated from the practice squad for the Steelers this season. In those three games, he played exclusively on special teams, earning 28 snaps. He returned two kickoffs for 51 yards and also recorded one tackle while playing on the team’s kickoff, kickoff return, punt and punt return teams.
A former third-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 2021, Sermon has played in 45 career NFL games over five seasons. He has rushed 134 times for 505 yards, caught 22 passes for 138 yards and scored three total touchdowns.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Trey Sermon runs with the ball against the Carolina Panthers on Aug. 22, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
The Steelers signed Sermon on May 11 after a tryout at rookie minicamp. The 26-year-old played well for the Steelers this preseason, rushing 10 times for 50 yards, with his 5.0 yards per carry finishing second on the team. He also scored the team’s lone rushing touchdown of the preseason and caught eight passes for 46 yards. Sermon’s 96 yards from scrimmage were third on the team this preseason.
He was released in the team’s final cut-down to 53 players in August, but was re-signed to the team’s practice squad, where he has served as the No. 4 running back behind Jaylen Warren, Kenneth Gainwell and Kaleb Johnson all season. The 6-foot, 215-pound Sermon is a bigger player than any of the three backs on the roster.
With the promotion of Sermon, the Steelers’ 53-man roster is now full ahead of the team’s Week 10 game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football.
In addition to promoting Sermon, the team also elevated linebacker Mark Robinson from the practice squad on Saturday and re-signed outside linebacker Demarvin Leal to the practice squad.
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