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Steelers Prepare in Dublin for NFL’s First Regular-Season Game in Ireland After Late Injuries and Travel Dispute

Travel timing has become a storyline after the NFL said teams set their own arrival schedules.

American football Vikings fans cheer as they enjoy themselves outside a pub in Temple Bar ahead of the NFL's first-ever Irish regular-season game with Pittsburgh Steelers versus Minnesota Vikings to play in Croke park, in Dublin, Ireland September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Banners hang on Grafton Street for American football ahead of the NFL's first-ever Irish regular-season game with Pittsburgh Steelers versus Minnesota Vikings to play in Croke park, in Dublin, Ireland September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Workers in a pop-up American football NFL shop check out items at the register ahead of the NFL's first-ever Irish regular-season game with Pittsburgh Steelers versus Minnesota Vikings to play in Croke park, in Dublin, Ireland September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
American football Vikings fans enjoy themselves in a pub ahead of the NFL's first-ever Irish regular-season game with Pittsburgh Steelers versus Minnesota Vikings to play in Croke park, in Dublin, Ireland September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Overview

  • Running back Jaylen Warren, tight end Jonnu Smith and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. are listed as questionable for Sunday, following late-week additions for Warren and Smith.
  • Porter (hamstring) and safety DeShon Elliott (knee) were limited in practice earlier in the week, underscoring multiple availability concerns on defense.
  • NFL executive Michael Signora said teams decide when to arrive for international games, countering an earlier report that the league blocked an earlier departure.
  • Art Rooney II called the itinerary a football decision reached in consultation with the league, and Aaron Rodgers said he would have preferred to arrive Monday to acclimate.
  • The Steelers arrived Friday morning local time, are staying at Carton House, wore practice jerseys with players’ names in Irish, and will face the Vikings at Croke Park on Sunday.