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Steelers safety Ross Ventrone waits his turn during a drill during training camp in Latrobe.
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Steelers promote safety Ventrone, release Johnson

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Steelers promote safety Ventrone, release Johnson

The Steelers promoted safety Ross Ventrone from the practice squad to the active roster today and released rookie fifth-round pick Wesley Johnson.

Ventrone, who played at Chartiers Valley High School, will appear in a regular-season game for the Steelers for the first time Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. He previously played in eight games for the Patriots in 2011.

The move was necessitated by a hamstring injury to Shamarko Thomas, who has been ruled out for the Browns game. Thomas was injured in last week's game in Jacksonville.

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Johnson, a fifth-round pick out of Vanderbilt, must clear waivers before he can be signed to the Steelers’ practice squad.

Le'Veon Bell picks up first down against the Cleveland Browns last month at Heinz Field.
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Ray Fittipaldo: rfittipaldo@post-gazette.com and Twitter @rayfitt1.

First Published: October 11, 2014, 9:03 p.m.

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Steelers safety Ross Ventrone waits his turn during a drill during training camp in Latrobe.  (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
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