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Steelers Sign LB Brandon Hicks To Futures Contract

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 | 2 Comments

According to a tweet by Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Marcus Gilbert, the Steelers have signed linebacker Brandon Hicks to a futures contract. Hicks was a teammate with Gilbert at the University of Florida and was signed by the Buffalo Bills after going undrafted last April. Hicks did not make the Bills final 53 man roster and was released prior to the start of the 2011 regular season. At his Florida pro day last March, Hicks measured in at 6023 and weighed 231 pounds. His unofficial 40 time was 4.83, he did 12 reps of 225 ponds, had a 31 inch vertical jump, a 09’10″ broad jump and a 4.38 short Read more [...]

Steelers Sign Safety Myron Rolle To Futures Contract

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | 5 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Florida State safety Myron Rolle to a futures contract according to his Twitter account. Rolle, a Rhodes Scholar, was originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, but was released prior to the start of the season and he landed on the practice squad. Last offseason Rolle joined former President Bill Clinton on a trip to the Congo to participate in a Clinton Global Initiative Lead program to aid displaced refugees. He was back with the Titans last offseason, but was released again prior to the start of the regular Read more [...]

Steelers Announce 6 More Players Signed To Future Contracts

By Dave Bryan on Friday, January 20th, 2012 | 4 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers officially made several future contract signings official today that I had previously reported along with a few players that had not yet surfaced. Officially signed now to future contracts are quarterback Troy Smith, cornerback Walter McFadden, wide receiver Tyler Beiler, wide receiver David Gilreath, wide receiver Derrick Williams and wide receiver Jimmy Young. the two new names on this list that were not yet reported are McFadden and Gilreath. McFadden spent a portion of 2010 and 2011 with the Oakland Raiders and on the practice squads of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Read more [...]

Steelers Sign Former Heisman Trophy QB Troy Smith To Future Contract

By Dave Bryan on Friday, January 20th, 2012 | No Comments

Ed Bouchette has confirmed a rumor circulating last night that the Pittsburgh Steelers have indeed signed former Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith to a future contract. Smith won the Heisman Trophy in 2006, his senior year with the Buckeyes, and was subsequently drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. In his first 3 seasons with the Ravens, Smith started just 2 games. He was released by the Ravens before the start of the 2010 season and was quickly signed by the San Francisco 49ers where he started 6 games during his one season there. For his career Smith completed Read more [...]

Steelers Sign WR Tyler Beiler To Futures Contract

By Dave Bryan on Friday, January 20th, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Bridgewater College wide receiver Tyler Beiler according to Beiler himself on Twitter. Beiler is 6 foot, 195 pound receiver that the Steelers reportedly watched workout prior to the 2010 NFL draft. Beiler was with the San Francisco 49ers during the 2010 preseason, but was released prior to the start of the season. He was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad in September but was waived in the early part of October. During his Pro Day at James Madison University last March, Beiler reportedly ran an unofficial 40 time of 4.38 and had a Read more [...]

Steelers Sign Former Penn State WR Derrick Williams To Future Contract

By Dave Bryan on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Penn State wide receiver Derrick Williams to a future contract according to the Twitter account of Williams. Williams was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions with the 18th pick of the 3rd round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He dressed for 18 games with the Lions over the course of the 2009 and 2010 season and recorded 9 catches for 82 yards during that time. He also returned 42 kicks for 931 yards in his rookie season with no touchdowns and 2 fumbles. Williams was waived by the Lions prior to the start of the 2011 season. In 2010 he was placed on injured Read more [...]

Steelers Not Stuck With Shaun Suisham

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 16th, 2012 | 11 Comments

I received a rant via email today as to why the Pittsburgh Steelers signed kicker Shaun Suisham to a four-year deal prior to the season started and if they indeed were stuck with him in 2012 because of it. The short answer is of course no, they are not stuck with him and below is the long answer as to why. The Suisham four-year contract included a $1.35 million signing bonus that gets amortized over the 4 years of the deal. With one year now in the books, Suisham has $1.0125 million left of signing bonus that needs to be accounted for. He is scheduled to count $1.6875 against the 2012 salary Read more [...]

Steelers Sign LB Marshall McFadden & DT Mike Blanc To Future Contracts

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 16th, 2012 | 3 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers offseason roster continues to expand as they have signed former South Carolina State linebacker Marshall McFadden and former Auburn defensive tackle Mike Blanc to a reserve/future contracts. McFadden is a 6 foot, 237 pound inside linebacker who was a four-year starter at South Carolina State. McFadden finished with 47/5/2 as a senior, but missed the 2009 season with a broken wrist. He had 88 tackles in 2008. Blanc is a 6 foot 3, 298 pound defensive tackle out of Auburn. He had only 26 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks in 14 games his senior year for the BCS Champion Tigers. Read more [...]

Steelers Re-sign T Trevis Turner To Future Contract

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 | No Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed tackle Trevis Turner to a future contract according to a source. Turner was originally signed by the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent back in July and spent all of the 2011 season on the Steelers practice squad. Turner joins offensive lineman John Malecki, tight end Jamie McCoy and defensive end Corbin Bryant as other Steelers players that finished the season on the practice squad that have been re-signed back to future contracts. As I reported earlier, the Steelers have also signed wide receiver Jimmy Young, defensive back Anthony Smith, defensive Read more [...]

Steelers Sign Practice Squad Players McCoy, Malecki & Bryant To Future Contracts

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, January 14th, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed practice squad players, tight end Jamie McCoy, offensive lineman John Malecki and defensive end Corbin Bryant to three-year futures contracts according to a source. All three players were with the Steelers at training camp this past season and started the 2011 season on the practice squad. Bryant saw the Steelers 53 man roster for one game against the Arizona Cardinals in week 7, but was released the next week and re-signed back to practice squad after he cleared waivers. Both McCoy and Malecki were released from the practice squad at different times this Read more [...]

Steelers Sign DT Kade Weston To Futures Contract

By Dave Bryan on Friday, January 13th, 2012 | No Comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed defensive tackle Kade Weston to a reserve futures contract today according to Adam Caplan on Twitter. Weston was originally drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft after playing his college football at Georgia. He was placed on injured reserve with an abdomen injury on Aug. 24, 2010 after being waived injured. Weston was ultimately released by the Patriots after training camp this past season and was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad back in October, but was released by the Colts the following week. While Read more [...]

Steelers Sign Former Texas A&M Aggies QB Jerrod Johnson To Futures Contract

By Dave Bryan on Friday, January 13th, 2012 | 9 Comments

Former Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Jerrod Johnson announced on Twitter today that he has signed a futures contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Johnson was the first overall pick in the 2011 United Football League draft by the Hartford Colonials after going undrafted in the 2011 draft and ended up signing as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles in late July. He was waived by the Eagles in mid-August and signed on with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League. Johnson measures in at about 6 feet 5, 243 pounds and was the all-time leading passer at Texas A&M with Read more [...]

Steelers Sign CB Antonio Smith To Futures Contract

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 | 1 Comment

The Pittsburgh Steelers offseason roster has started to expand as former Ohio State defensive back Antonio Smith has signed a three year futures contract with the team. Smith was originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and has also been a member of the Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals. Smith measures in at around 5 foot 9 and weighs 192 pounds. Smith was an All-Big Ten selection while at Ohio State following a senior campaign where he made 71 tackles, second-best on the team. He also was an accomplished special teams player covering Read more [...]

Steelers Extend & Restructure Aaron Smith Contract To Free Up Cap Room

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, October 8th, 2011 | 6 Comments

The Steelers freed up some salary cap room this past week as they restructured the contract of defensive end Aaron Smith and extended it a season in addition to do so. Smith was currently in the final year of his contract that pays him a base salary of $4.5 million. The Steelers converted $1.75 million of that base into a signing bonus to lower his 2011 cap hit by $875K and added on another year to the contract. The extension will likely create $875K in dead money for the Steelers in 2012 should this be the final year Smith plays. Smith suffered a mid foot sprain last week against the Texans Read more [...]

Max Starks Contract 1 Year For $810K

By Dave Bryan on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 | 4 Comments

Gerry Dulac reported a little while ago on Twitter that the contract for newly re-signed tackle Max Starks is for one year and the veteran minimum of $810,000. The contract is believed to have included a $50,000 signing bonus in addition. The new Starks contract is believed to only count $575,000 against the cap per the discount for signing veteran players to one-year minimum deal. In total Starks now cost the Steelers $2.575 million against the cap this year as he was already counting $2 million against the 2011 cap after being released prior to the start of camp with 2 years remaining on his Read more [...]

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