As the Steelers prepared for their Sunday morning matchup with the Minnesota Vikings in Ireland, quarterback Skylar Thompson was reportedly jumped and robbed. 

Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten said in a statement, "We are aware of a situation involving Skylar Thompson on Friday night in Dublin. We will have no further comment at this time as we are working with NFL security to gather more information regarding the incident." 

While the Steelers only referred to it as an incident, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported that Thompson was jumped and robbed.  He only suffered minor injuries in the incident and was with the team. 

Authorities in Ireland are not confirming nor denying that a robbery took place. 

In a statement provided to KDKA-TV, a Garda spokesperson said, "Gardaí from Pearse Street on patrol on Dame Street in the early hours of Saturday morning, 27th September 2025, encountered a male who required medical assistance. The male in his 20s was treated and assessed at the scene by emergency services personnel. No formal complaint has been made by any person at this time. Following preliminary enquiries, An Garda Síochána has no further information to substantiate, or not, any report this incident involved a robbery."

Thompson is currently on injured reserve with a calf injury, but the Steelers brought both their practice squad and injured players on the Ireland trip. 

Thompson suffered a hamstring injury in practice before the season opener against the New York Jets while running the scout team. Though he was injured during practice, he did end up as the emergency third quarterback, but was ultimately not needed as Aaron Rodgers played the full game. 

The trip to Dublin was Thompson's second international game trip in the NFL. He was with the Miami Dolphins in 2023 when they went to Frankfurt, Germany to take on the Kansas City Chiefs.