Marte Mapu
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Oct 13, 2026
Jacob PunturiHOST
Mm-hmm.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
Mike McCarthy doesn't address a practice squad guy that means nothing to this football team, you know? Like, we're not asking about Marte Mapu when he's gone.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
That's a winner.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
That's a guy that wants to win.
Landry LockerHOST
Brandon is such an idiot.
Landry LockerHOST
He says, what about Marte Mapu trade? What about the Nate Thomas trade? People don't like every trade.
Landry LockerHOST
He's kidding, I think.
Cody StootsHOST
I kind of like the Marte Mapu trade, not going to be honest with you.
Landry LockerHOST
Not going to lie to you.
Cody StootsHOST
Not going to lie to you.
Cody StootsHOST
Yeah, I kind of liked it.
Cody StootsHOST
It was just like a late-round pick swap, and he'd had special teams experience and this and that.
Mike KadlickHOST
[laughs]
Taylor KylesHOST
I had my Marte Mapu moment.
Taylor KylesHOST
I have my recorder moments where I like people, everybody likes to make fun of me.
Taylor KylesHOST
I was one of the only people that was on Elijah Ponder, and he's finally really starting to play like the guy I was hoping to see, and also improving, I think, every week-
Brian BatkoHOST
Uh, and I think that...
Brian BatkoHOST
Oh, and a new practice squad linebacker, right? Marte Mapu, if I'm saying that correctly.
Brian BatkoHOST
Uh-
Ed TroupHOST
He's been around too, right?
Noah StrackbeinHOST
I bet you he's not on a practice squad if he doesn't get hurt, but we'll see.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
Uh, Marte Mapu was the other one today signed to the practice squad, a defensive back, a safety/linebacker I would imagine here.
Jacob PunturiHOST
Mm-hmm.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
He's a safety, not a linebacker.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
I would imagine the door is open a- and we'll find out Wednesday afternoon, but I'm not totally confident.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
And that being said, like, I don't expect him to get in the game on Sunday, even if he does practice this week.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
Marte Mapu is a guy who has experience, is, is a guy who was competing for a starting job two years ago, so he's fallen off.
Noah StrackbeinHOST
But- He's always had that upside, and this is a guy that I remember talking to Tomlin after the Senior Bowl whenever Mapu was drafted.
Chris HalickeHOST
They added Sean Murphy Bunting, a corner from the Buccaneers practice squad.
Chris HalickeHOST
They signed Mapu, what's the guy's name? Mapu from, you know, he played for the Patriots before, a linebacker.
Chris HalickeHOST
Those guys aren't defensive tackles.
Chris HalickeHOST
So the answer there is internal.
Wes UhlerHOST
Defensive lineman Derek Harmon to the reserve injured list.
Wes UhlerHOST
The Steelers also signed linebacker Marte Mapu to the practice squad and waived Danico Slaughter from the 53-man roster.
Matt WilliamsonHOST
Hmm, okay.
Matt WilliamsonHOST
'Cause Slaughter took the Porter spot-
Zachary SmithHOST
Yeah, I, you know, sometimes I get too football-brained and don't think beyond that, but that's absolutely, uh, a good point worth bringing up here.
Zachary SmithHOST
Um, Marte Mapu signed to the practice squad.
Zachary SmithHOST
Uh, a very interesting player, especially coming out, like, everybody was like, "Who in the world is this patriot in the third round?" Uh, was listed as a safety, but rarely played linebacker.
Zachary SmithHOST
And I can't even...
Zachary SmithHOST
All right.
Zachary SmithHOST
Yeah, Sac State.
Zachary SmithHOST
Uh, Marte Mapu, who obviously didn't, like, really work out with the Patriots, ended up really just being a special teamer, which, I mean, is fine obviously in terms of trying to carve out an NFL career, but as a third-round pick, not what you really want.
Zachary SmithHOST
Um, but yeah, he was one of, what, they had like nine tryouts over the weekend or something like that, and, uh, somebody that's being brought into the practice squad.
Rob KingHOST
my friend.
Rob KingHOST
By the way, as we wander back to the world of football, reports that Marte Mapu, who'd been with New England, has been signed to the Steelers practice squad, a linebacker, trying to get some linebacker depth on the roster.
Rob KingHOST
We told you earlier about the reports that Sean Murphy bunting cornerback with Tampa Bay.
Rob KingHOST
29-year-old had been signed off Tampa Bay's roster.
Jarrett BaileyHOST
Heading to Pittsburgh, a veteran corner after what we saw on Thursday night.
Jarrett BaileyHOST
They could certainly use some help on the back end, as is Marte Mapu, the former Patriots linebacker, played all 17 games in New England last year.
Jarrett BaileyHOST
So some some depth pieces and a potential like real rotational piece in Sean Murphy Bunting, considering the injuries and the trade to Joey Porter Jr.
Todd HaleyHOST
Yeah, nice to see.
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