Isaiahh Loudermilk: Everything you need to know

Loudermilk signed with the Vikings on Thursday. Loudermilk suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 2 of the 2025 season and never returned to action. The 2021 fifth-round pick out of Wisconsin spent five years with the Steelers in a reserve role, as he never surpassed 275 defensive snaps or 23 tackles -- both marks he set in his rookie year. Loudermilk will add depth to the Vikings' stout defensive line.

Loudermilk (ankle) visited the Lions on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Loudermilk appeared in two regular-season games for the Steelers last season but suffered what proved to be a season-ending ankle injury in Week 2. The 28-year-old defensive lineman has appeared in 60 career regular-season contests across five campaigns.

The Steelers downgraded Loudermilk (ankle) from questionable to out in advance of Monday's wild-card game against the Texans. Loudermilk was cleared to resume practicing this week for the first time since Week 2 after the Steelers opened his 21-day practice window, but the fifth-year defensive lineman remains on injured reserve doesn't count toward Pittsburgh's active roster. If Pittsburgh wins Monday, Loudermilk could be an option to return to action during the divisional round.