Steelers Skylar Thompson
Attacked, Robbed in Eire Earlier than Worldwide Recreation
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Skylar Thompson — the Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback — was attacked in Eire earlier than their recreation towards the Minnesota Vikings, in line with reviews.
Tom Pelissero — a longtime sports activities reporter who now works for NFL Community — first reported the information that a number of males jumped and robbed Thompson whereas he was strolling round Dublin earlier Saturday morning, round 3 AM native time.
Fortunately, Pelissero says Thompson — who’s at the moment on the injured reserve checklist — suffered solely minor accidents within the beating.
Steelers spokesperson Burt Lauten launched a press release to TMZ which reads, “We’re conscious of a scenario involving Skylar Thompson on Friday night time in Dublin. We could have no additional remark right now as we’re working with NFL safety to assemble extra info concerning the incident.”
We additionally reached out to the NFL Gamers Affiliation for remark … to date, no phrase again.
The Steelers had been in a position to pull out the win Sunday regardless of the unlucky incident … holding on to defeat the Vikings 24-21. They improved to 3-1 on the season.
Skylar was drafted within the seventh spherical by the Miami Dolphins in 2022, and he is appeared in 10 whole video games over his first three seasons. That is his first 12 months with Pittsburgh … although he hasn’t seen any motion but.
