Levi Wallace is moving from Buffalo to Pittsburgh. The Steelers are adding the four-year veteran cornerback on a two-year deal worth $8MM, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz tweets.
This stands to aid a Steelers team that has Joe Haden unattached. While the Steelers gave Haden a second contract, the former first-round pick has now made it to free agency. It is somewhat interesting the Bills are letting Wallace walk for this price. The team will need to replace a four-year starter.
Despite entering the NFL as a UDFA, Wallace worked as a Bills first-stringer throughout his career. He played in all 19 Buffalo games this past season. The Alabama product should be expected to start for the Steelers next season. The Steelers reupped Cameron Sutton last year and used him as a full-time starter. He and Wallace represent a low-cost tandem, by 2022 cornerback standards.
Wallace, 26, has six career interceptions. More became asked of him last season, when Tre’Davious White suffered a season-ending injury on Thanksgiving night. While Buffalo’s secondary did not hold up well to close out the team’s infamous loss in Kansas City, the Bills did rank first defensively in the regular season. The 6-foot Wallace finished the regular season with his lowest figure for passer rating against (72.6).
Not typically big on unrestricted free agency, the Steelers have been fairly active this week. In addition to the Mitchell Trubisky addition, Pittsburgh has agreed to terms with James Daniels and now with Wallace. The Steelers also re-signed tackle Chukwuma Okorafor for nearly eight figures per year.
Feels like a bargain for a perfectly fine cornerback. You’ll always want do better, but you could do a lot worse.
Steelers now seek to sign CB Strauss,,,
Nice seeing the Steelers spend some cash for once between yesterday and today. Still hoping they build depth elsewhere before going all in on a rookie QB next year or at worst enter into the disgruntled franchise QB sweepstakes with a more complete roster.
Seems like Kevin Colbert is filling holes at decent prices.
The Steelers’ true MVP for two decades now.
Big loss for the Bills. Let’s see how they respond.
Nice work by Colbert so far. And I hope he’s not done yet. Still some holes to fill, and for once they have the cash
I feel like I’m in some alternate universe, where the Steelers not only don’t hibernate through free agency, but they do a mostly spectacular job at filling holes with good talent at reasonable prices. Wow.
In the past, I’ve just wondered if the coaches and front office are seeing what fans see each week. And often times, there always seemed to be this stubborn approach that they exuded in sticking by personnel and decisions
But I have to think there was simply no way to gloss over some of the holes from last year. You’re right, it’s hard to believe.
But with cash to spend, I’m hoping they’re not done with free agency or with signing some of their own guys.
What’s crazy is all these moves from Pittsburgh, and they stilll have released/restructured contracts of Banner,Schobert, Tuitt, Derek Watt, amongst a few others, even Tj and Cam, if doing so that alone could clear 30-50 million easily, and then have something they never have, plenty of cap room.
All these moves have been nice. No complaint there. None have the splash of the Minkah trade, a huge difference maker. That said, Bobby Wagner is out there. Talking about changing the culture of the defense in one huge signing. Nice dream