Ryland BickleyThu, December 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM UTC·2 min readAfter meeting with 10 players on Tuesday, the Steelers worked out for more on Wednesday, according to KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson.
Pittsburgh worked out edge rushers Ronnie Perkins, Isaiah Thomas, Casey Toohill, and Oshane Ximines.
Perkins has one of the best pedigrees of the bunch, a former third-round pick by the Patriots in 2021. He’s bounced around the league since, most recently spending time on the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad. He’s appeared in seven career NFL games, all with the Broncos in 2023, where he recorded 13 total tackles and two tackles for loss. The 6’3, 253-pound outside linebacker scored a 4.73 RAS coming out of college.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThomas was a seventh-round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2022. He was most recently on the Bengals’ practice squad. He’s played in 12 career NFL games, with 12 total tackles and one sack. The 6’5, 272-pound defensive end recorded a 9.1 RAS the year he was drafted.
Toohill was also a seventh-round pick, in 2020 by the Eagles. He was most recently on the Houston Texans. He has the most experience of the group Pittsburgh worked out, with 71 career games played and 15 starts. In 2023 with the Washington Commanders, where he recorded eight of those starts, he had 26 combined tackles and five sacks. The 6’5, 250-pound defender logged a 9.69 RAS coming out of college.
Ximines is also a former third-round pick, selected by the New York Giants in 2019. He’s spent most of his career with New York, but spent 2024 with the Patriots. He has played in 50 career games with nine starts. After recording 4.5 sacks his rookie season, he’s logged just two more over the following five years. The 6’4, 254-pound defensive end recorded a 7.02 RAS in 2019.
With Pittsburgh exploring additions in its outside linebacker room, it’s an ominous sign for the availability of T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig in Week 16 against the Lions.
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