The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Tuesday that the team has activated the 21-day practice window for three potential depth contributors ahead of Week 18, including veteran linebacker Cole Holcomb and rookies Roman Wilson and Logan Lee.

Holcomb has been sidelined since suffering a devastating season-ending knee injury in Week 9 of last season, several months after signing a three-year contract with the team. At the time of his injury, Holcomb was tied to lead the team with 54 total tackles (4 TFL) with two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

Defensive lineman Logan Lee, a sixth-round selection out of Iowa, was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return just ahead of season kickoff with a calf injury. Lee played 40 defensive snaps over the first two weeks of the preseason, primarily as a nose tackle, logging two assisted tackles and zero pressures per PFF.

Wide receiver Roman Wilson is the only one of the three returning to have played a snap so far in the 2024 regular season, albeit in a tremendously limited fashion. The rookie suffered an ankle injury that sidelined him through most of training camp into the regular season, which seemingly set back his overall progress pretty significantly. Not only did he look less than 100 percent healthy in his return to the field, but as HC Mike Tomlin has frequently been quoted as saying, “It’s difficult to jump on a moving train.”

After playing just five snaps in his NFL debut in Week 6, his bad luck continued, as Wilson suffered a hamstring injury in the week to follow. He was eventually placed on injured reserve late in October.

The Steelers will have until January 21 to activate the three to the 53-man roster, or else they will go on season-ending injured reserve — a deadline that will only be relevant should the Steelers make it to the AFC Championship game, scheduled for January 26.