The Steelers signed Wright on Wednesday. Wright, who has had previous stints with the Steelers since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2019, has also spent time with the Falcons, Panthers, Lions, Patriots and 49ers. Now that the well-traveled 28-year-old kicker is back with Pittsburgh, he'll provide the team with depth behind top option Chris Boswell.
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passing yards
2070rushing yards
1035receiving yards
1140tackles
68interceptions
2Passing
name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG C. Heyward,TE17010.0%00.0000039.6M. Trubisky,QB56710762.6%632126.44574271.9M. Rudolph,QB4557474.3%719179.830643118.0K. Pickett,QB1220132462.0%2,070172.5642317381.4Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD G. Pickens,WR173186.0161.10312N. Harris,RB172551,0354.12560.9826651C. Heyward,TE17100.000.00000M. Trubisky,QB516543.41510.82136J. Warren,RB171497845.37446.1444536C. Austin III,WR1711575.2123.41224M. Rudolph,QB41080.872.00394K. Pickett,QB1242541.3114.512912Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD G. Pickens,WR17631061,1401858667.1388.042P. Freiermuth,TE1232473081022925.7145.017A. Robinson II,WR173449280803116.568.09D. Washington,TE177106190123.650.04D. Johnson,WR1351877171457155.2261.037A. McFarland Jr.,RB322116063.77.01N. Harris,RB172938170603210.0175.09G. Olszewski,WR21100000.01.00C. Heyward,TE17233416770139.894.08J. Warren,RB176174370603021.8486.019C. Austin III,WR1717301801117210.673.07M. Boykin,WR1734176061.02.00R. Williams,TE130200000.00.00Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD E. Roberts, LB16 68 33 101 2.5 19.5 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 T. Watt, LB17 48 20 68 19 122 19 8 1 0 0 3 0 M. Fitzpatrick, SAF10 43 21 64 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 D. Kazee, SAF14 46 15 61 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 A. Highsmith, LB17 34 23 57 7 44.5 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 C. Holcomb, LB8 31 23 54 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 K. Neal, SAF9 33 17 50 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 L. Ogunjobi, DT17 21 22 43 3 16 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 P. Peterson, CB17 34 8 42 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 J. Porter Jr., CB17 32 10 42 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 K. Alexander, LB9 32 9 41 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 L. Wallace, CB16 32 6 38 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 K. Benton, DL17 16 20 36 1 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 M. Walker, LB8 21 12 33 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 C. Heyward, DT11 25 8 33 2 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 E. Rowe, SAF3 22 7 29 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 M. Robinson, LB17 19 6 25 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Adams, DT13 11 13 24 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 N. Herbig, LB17 15 7 22 3 24 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 T. Thompson, DB6 18 3 21 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 M. Golden, LB16 14 6 20 4 25 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 C. Sullivan, CB17 12 8 20 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 M. Jack, LB3 12 5 17 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 I. Loudermilk, DT16 8 8 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 A. Watts, DT15 6 9 15 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Leal, DE12 10 5 15 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 M. Killebrew, DB17 10 3 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E. Riley, SAF13 5 5 10 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Martinez, LB1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Rush, CB3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J. Pierre, CB16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Pickens, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P. Freiermuth, TE12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Kuntz, LS17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Robinson II, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Johnson, WR13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Cole, C17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Heyward, TE17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Daniels, OL15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Carpenter, LB3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Austin III, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Igwebuike, RB10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Boykin, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Jones, T17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Williams, TE13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
passing yards
229rushing yards
38receiving yards
76tackles
6Passing
name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG M. Rudolph,QB1223956.4%229229.02111180.0Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD G. Pickens,WR111515.01515.00101N. Harris,RB112373.11137.00011J. Warren,RB18384.81238.00002M. Rudolph,QB12168.01016.00002Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD G. Pickens,WR1511501001950.02.03P. Freiermuth,TE158761503376.034.03A. Robinson II,WR12312601312.013.01D. Washington,TE10100000.00.00D. Johnson,WR147481211948.018.04N. Harris,RB12315801015.010.01C. Heyward,TE11155055.00.00J. Warren,RB12216801616.021.01C. Austin III,WR11277177.01.01Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD M. Fitzpatrick, SAF1 5 5 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E. Rowe, SAF1 6 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 C. Heyward, DT1 4 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Robinson, LB1 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Ogunjobi, DT1 2 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Benton, DL1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E. Roberts, LB1 3 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 M. Jack, LB1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P. Peterson, CB1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Highsmith, LB1 2 1 3 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Golden, LB1 2 1 3 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Walker, LB1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Kazee, SAF1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Porter Jr., CB1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Watts, DT1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Wallace, CB1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Adams, DT1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Herbig, LB1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Sullivan, CB1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I. Loudermilk, DT1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steelers Depth Chart
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The Steelers signed Wright on Wednesday. Wright, who has had previous stints with the Steelers since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2019, has also spent time with the Falcons, Panthers, Lions, Patriots and 49ers. Now that the well-traveled 28-year-old kicker is back with Pittsburgh, he'll provide the team with depth behind top option Chris Boswell.
Pruitt signed with Pittsburgh on Thursday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. Pruitt has consistently worked as a backup tight end, primarily as a blocker. He'll take on a similar role with the Steelers and should pair well with Darnell Washington to aid the run game. Pruitt is reunited with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith after also playing under him in Tennessee and Atlanta.
Freiermuth said Wednesday on the Around the 412 Podcast that he wants to stay in Pittsburgh for the rest of his career, per Chris Ward of Steelers Now. The tight end is in a contract year, following a down 2023 season in which a hamstring injury cost him five games and may have limited his playing time in a few others. He caught nine passes for 120 yards in a Week 12 win over the Bengals and had five catches for 76 yards in a playoff loss to Buffalo, but otherwise Freiermuth had just 23 receptions for 188 yards and two TDs in 11 appearances. He was far more active in the passing game as a rookie (60-497-7) and again in 2022 (63-732-2), and he could be Option B behind WR George Pickens in 2024 after the Steelers hired OC Arthur Smith and traded WR Diontae Johnson to the Panthers. While Smith figures to prioritize the running game, his affinity for multi-TE formations could put Freiermuth in a near-every-down role for the first time (he averaged 42.7 snaps per game in 2021, 46.4 in 2022 and 39.5 in 2023).
The Steelers and Patterson agreed to terms on a two-year, $6 million contract Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. With this move to Pittsburgh, Patterson reunites with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, with whom he worked under the past three seasons in Atlanta. Patterson reeled off 1,313 rushing yards, 670 receiving yards and 19 total touchdowns in 29 games between 2021 and 2022, but he fell off almost completely working behind Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier in the most recent campaign (219 yards from scrimmage, one TD in 14 contests). Upon joining the Steelers, Patterson will be in a similar spot as the No. 3 RB behind Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren, but the 33-year-old's ability as a kick returner likely will be where he makes his mark with his new squad.
Lowry (pectoral) signed a contract with the Steelers on Monday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports. Lowry played nine games for the Vikings last season after spending the first seven years of his career with the Packers. The Northwestern product had 14 tackles last season while not recording a sack for the first time since 2019.
The Steelers agreed to terms on a contract with Allen on Monday, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports. Allen lands in a quarterback room that just brought in new faces Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. Currently, Wilson looks to be the favorite to start, though coach Mike Tomlin has stated that Fields will get opportunities to compete. Allen, meanwhile, looks firmly comfortable as the No. 3 option on the depth chart. He served as the backup to the Bills' Josh Allen in 2023.
Watkins is signing with the Steelers, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. A 2020 sixth-round pick, Watkins made 25 starts for Philadelphia over the past four seasons but never saw more than 62 targets in a year. His 4.35 speed is his best trait, and he'll now join a Steelers team with only George Pickens entrenched as a starting wide receiver. Pittsburgh's other options at the position include Van Jefferson, Calvin Austin, Denzel Mims and Marquez Callaway, with more help possibly coming during the 2024 NFL Draft.
Coach Mike Tomlin said Monday that Fields "will be given an opportunity to show his capabilities" even though Russell Wilson "has pole position" to be the starting quarterback, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. It's still not quite clear if the Steelers' two new quarterbacks will compete for the starting job this spring/summer, as Tomlin's comments could also be interpreted as a suggestion that Wilson will be the No. 1 but without any assurances of staying in the spot if he struggles in practice (and eventually games). Reports shortly after Fields was traded suggested he'd be coming in as a clear backup, though it's probably worth noting that the QB-related reporting out of Pittsburgh this offseason has been rather unreliable. In any case, the team did well to acquire Wilson on a one-year, $1.21 million contract, later adding Fields in exchange for a sixth-round pick (that can become a fourth-rounder if he plays more than half the snaps in 2024). Neither QB is signed beyond the upcoming season, and the Steelers are unlikely to pick up the fifth-year option on Fields' rookie contract before the May 2 deadline.