Pittsburgh Steelers Backup Quarterback Skyles Thompson would have been jumped and stolen during the team’s trip to Dublin, Ireland.
Thompson, 28, suffered minor injuries during the incident, which occurred on Friday, September 26, according to the NFL Network Tom Pelisero.
The quarter-tree, which is on a injured reserve, is back with the team.
The Steelers are in Dublin to face the Vikings of Minnesota in Croke Park on Sunday September 28.
“We are aware of a situation involving Skylar Thompson Friday evening in Dublin”, Steelers spokesperson Burt is said in a press release. “We will no longer have comments at the moment because we are working with the safety of the NFL to collect more information concerning the incident.”
Thompson was placed in the injured reserve after undergoing a hamstring injury in practice earlier this month.
A graduate of the Kansas State University, Thompson was selected by Miami dolphins in the seventh round of the NFL 2022 draft. He appeared in seven games for the Dolphins during his recruit season, from two.
The quarter-Arrière was signed in a reserve / future contract by the Steelers in January.
Thompson married his wife, Brightin April.
Last month, Thompson was a surprise addition to the Steelers list of 53 men after a high performance during the training camp and the pre-season.
“I was very confident in the work I put in this pre-season,” Thompson told journalists. “What I put on a band, I trusted if it was going to be here [in Pittsburgh] Or elsewhere, it was going to be the best decision for me. It really freed me. A guy in my place, you need to take advantage of your opportunities. I just felt that my mind was on good things, so whenever the opportunity arose, I felt free and I felt ready and I was able to play confident. »»
Aaron Rodgers The Steelers leaving the quarter-Arrière, after the future temple of fame signed a one-year contract of $ 13.6 million with the team in June.
Before the Steelers went to Dublin for Sunday’s match, Rodgers, 41, deplored the fact that the team would have no more time to explore Ireland.
“This is what it is, but if the calendar had been a little different, if I could have chosen it, maybe we survived on Monday,” he told journalists on Friday, September 26. “Tuesday is the day of leave. Good to go out, see certain things. It is a beautiful country, it seems that, from photos.”
Rodgers added: “I have a family history that returns to Ireland and Scotland, so I always wanted to go here. I am a historian, so I know, in a way, the history, geopolitically, in the region. summer in the north [Ireland]And it was great, but I’m delighted to see what he has a taste here. “”
The Steelers are 2-1 to start the season, finding themselves in a first place with the Bengals of Cincinnati at the top of the AFC North.
