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Neal (ribs) announced via social media Sunday that he is retiring from the NFL, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports. Neal last played in 2023 with the Steelers before he sustained a season-ending rib injury, which led the team to release him with a failed physical designation in March of 2024. The 2016 first-round pick played his first five years with the Falcons and was a Pro Bowler in 2017. He then missed almost the entire 2018 and 2019 campaigns before spending one last season in Atlanta, and he went on to play one year in Dallas and one in Tampa Bay before ending up with the Steelers. Neal finishes his eight-year career with 523 tackles, four interceptions and eight forced fumbles.
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Neal (ribs) has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Browns, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports. Neal has seen an increased role over the past three weeks while Minkah Fitzpatrick has been absent due to a hamstring issue, but the former will now be forced to sit out as well. That will likely mean that Damontae Kazee and Elijah Riley will be very busy Sunday versus Cleveland. Neal wasn't able to practice at all this week, so his status for Week 12 against Cincinnati is up in the air as well.
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Neal recorded eight tackles (four solo), while intercepting a pass and deflecting another in Sunday's 23-19 win over the Packers. Neal was able to snatch an interception off of a pass deflection by Patrick Peterson in the fourth quarter, notching his first pick of the year. The eight tackles also represented a season high for the safety, who has now compiled 22 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass deflection on top of the interception over the last three weeks.
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Neal is expected to be a significant and versatile piece of the Steelers defense this season, Joe Rutter of TribLive.com reports. Neal signed a two-year deal with Pittsburgh in March after spending last season on the Buccaneers. The veteran safety has spent time all over the field on defense in practice, seeing snaps at strong safety, while also as a third safety playing more in the box. His physical presence and versatility should lead to a significant role in Steelers' secondary this season.
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Neal (hip) is expected to sign with the Steelers, Chris Halicke of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. Neal, a 2016 first-round pick and Pro-Bowler, appears as if he'll pursue his eighth campaign in the NFL as a member of the Steelers. The 27-year-old spent the first five years of his career in Atlanta before suiting up for the Cowboys in 2021 and eventually for the Buccaneers in 2022. Across 17 appearances last season, Neal amassed 63 tackles, four passes defensed and one interception.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | @NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *2 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *3 | @NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *4 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *6 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *7 | @CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *8 | GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | @LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *11 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *12 | @CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *13 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | @BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *15 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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