The Steelers will end up adding some quarterback help this offseason, signing undrafted Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 tweets that his deal includes a $25K signing bonus. After setting several Golden Gopher records, Morgan will try to make his mark at the NFL level.
Morgan became a starter at Minnesota about halfway through his true freshman year after initially losing a quarterback competition to walk-on true freshman Zack Annexstad. Once Morgan took the reins, though, he didn’t give them back, becoming the Golden Gophers’ go-to passer for the next four years.
Morgan would go on to win a Gopher-record 33 games and set Minnesota single-season records for passing yards and touchdowns in 2019. He missed some games down the stretch for Minnesota but had shown some toughness with 46 straight starts before missing any time with injury. Morgan slipped out of the draft due to concerns over his lack of an NFL arm. His accuracy really suffers the further downfield he throws. Morgan is a true competitor, though, who showed development and improvement in each passing year.
In Pittsburgh, Morgan joins a quarterbacks room that lost Mason Rudolph to free agency but still rosters second-year starter Kenny Pickett and veteran Mitchell Trubisky. With only two quarterbacks on the roster, there’s no reason to believe that Morgan can’t stick on the roster, at the very least on the practice squad. He’s shown that he can improve and compete when instructed, and he’ll get the chance to do so in the Steel City.
He’ll get reps in camp and has a clear path to a job. That’s the best you can hope for as a UDFA.
Hope he pans out.
Have to think there’s no way Rudolph is coming back. Pretty good deal for Morgan
He’ll be in the practice squad this season more than likely. Won’t be on the roster as I’m sure the Steelers won’t keep 3 QB’s
Actually Tomlin usually does keep 3 QBs, unlike the majority of teams. But Morgan, or whoever, will have to earn it.
The thing about NFL QB’s is that they need to have NFL arms.
From the little I’ve looked up of him, he seems like a high character/leader guy. Glad they didn’t draft a qb
Lots of UDFA QB signings but finding another Warren Moon or Kurt Warner is not as easy as one might imagine.
Gopher fan here and after his sophomore year he never got a ounce better, He is NOT a NFL QB. He should have been sat earlier this year to give the young bloods a chance to get their feet wet in Big 10 FB.
He seems to be a very good guy , just not a decent qb.
Steelers will probably bring a veteran into camp and those two will compete for the third job.
Kind of surprised that the Steelers’ signing of Chandon Sullivan from the Vikings went un-noticed here. The guy has started a number of games there at DB and brings depth and competition for guys like Maulet, who actually had a nice season
I like Sullivan. He’s got a little bit of Kazee’s moxie about him.