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Steelers Cut Eli Rogers; Reach 53

August 31st, 2019 at 3:53pm CST by Zachary Links

The Steelers got down to the 53-man max by releasing wide receiver Eli Rogers and a host of other players. Among other notables released 2019 draft picks Sutton Smith (linebacker, sixth round) and Derwin Grey (offensive lineman, seventh round), as well as Marcus Allen, a fifth-round defensive back from the 2018 class.

Rogers came out of nowhere and had a breakout season in 2016, catching 48 passes for 594 yards and three touchdowns in just 13 games. It was a promising debut, but he took a pretty big step backwards the next season when he had just 149 yards and 18 catches. Then in the playoffs, he suffered a torn ACL. The ACL took a long time to recover from, and Rogers didn’t end up making it back until Week 15 of last year.

The rest of the rundown is below.

Offensive players released:

QB Devlin Hodges
RB Trey Edmunds
RB Travon McMillian
RB Malik Williams
WR Trey Griffey
WR Johnny Holton
WR Tevin Jones
WR Brandon Reilly
WR Diontae Spencer
TE Micky Crum
TE Kevin Rader
TE Christian Scotland-Williamson
TE Trevor Wood
OL Garrett Brumfield
OL J.C. Hassanauer
OL Patrick Morris
OL Damian Prince

Defensive players released:

DB Dravon Askew-Henry
DB Marcelis Branch
DB Jhvonte Dean
DB P.J. Locke
DB Trevon Mathis
LB Jayrone Elliott
LB Christian Kuntz
LB Tegray Scales
LB Robert Spillane
DL Winston Craig
DL Greg Gilmore
DL Henry Mondeaux
DL Casey Sayles
DL Conor Sheehy

Special teams cuts:

K Matthew Wright
P Ian Berryman

Steelers Sign 10 UDFAs

April 27th, 2019 at 7:39pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

Now that the NFL draft is over, teams are beginning to sign undrafted free agents. As teams officially announce their entire UDFA classes, we’ll be posting them. The Steelers became the first team to make such an announcement, inking a crop of ten players:

Dravon Askew-Henry, S (West Virginia)
Ian Berryman, P (Western Carolina)
Garrett Brumfield, G (LSU)
Jay Hayes, DE (Georgia)
Fred Johnson, G (Florida)
Travon McMillan, RB (Colorado)
Alexander Myres, CB (Houston)
Chris Nelson, DT (Texas)
Trevor Wood, TE/LS (Texas A&M)
Matthew Wright, K (Central Florida)

The Steelers didn’t sign any of the biggest names available, but a few of the signings are notable. McMillan spent the first three years of his career at Virginia Tech before transferring to Colorado, and he had a very productive senior season. Last year he carried the ball 201 times for 1,009 yards and seven touchdowns. The last Colorado running back to sign as an undrafted free agent was Phillip Lindsay, and he ended up making the Pro Bowl. McMillan will be competing for a backup spot behind James Conner.

Wright is the all-time career points leader at UCF. The Steelers signing a kicker is notable because Chris Boswell struggled mightily last season. Boswell had been widely regarded as one of the league’s best kickers, but he collapsed last year. There was talk of the Steelers replacing Boswell mid-season during the 2018 campaign, and Wright should have a legitimate shot at unseating him in training camp.