Steelers Skylar Thompson
Attacked, Robbed in Eire Earlier than Worldwide Recreation
Revealed
Skylar Thompson — the Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback — was attacked in Eire earlier than their sport towards the Minnesota Vikings, in keeping with studies.
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 present on the injured reserve listing — suffered solely minor accidents within the beating.
Steelers spokesperson Burt Lauten launched an announcement to TMZ which reads, “We’re conscious of a state of affairs involving Skylar Thompson on Friday night time in Dublin. We can have no additional remark presently as we’re working with NFL safety to assemble extra info relating to the incident.”
We additionally reached out to the NFL Gamers Affiliation for remark … up to now, no phrase again.
The Steelers had been capable of 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 complete video games over his first three seasons. That is his first 12 months with Pittsburgh … although he hasn’t seen any motion but.
