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Steelers sign former Chargers Pro Bowler Melvin Ingram to a one-year deal per report |
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The had already added a former Pro Bowler to bolster depth at a key position this summer, to replace the departed . Now, nearly a month after Turner Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey 's arrival, Pittsburgh has signed former Chargers pa s rusher to a one-year contract, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The news comes one day afterreported that the Steelers were seeking help at pa s rusher heading into training camp.Ingram remained patient on the Eli Rogers Jersey open market despite having received interest from the Chiefs and , according to Rapoport. Ingram, who visited the Steelers on Monday, apparently liked his visit enough to spend the 2021 season in Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh has added few pa s rushers since losing former first-round pick via free agency this offseason. With training camp around the corner, they recently expre sed interest in , the 32-year-old former and starter who remains unsigned, per La Canfora. The Steelers have arguably one of Stephon Tuitt Jersey the NFL's top edge rushers in two-time All-Pro , who's had three straight 13-sack seasons and is coming off a career-high 15 sacks. With Dupree gone, however, they're set to rely on rookie and reserves like and Ca sius Marsh to take snaps Carnell Lake Jersey opposite Watt.Ingram represents an immediate upgrade at the outside linebacker spot. The former Chargers first-rounder is 32 and mi sed nine games in 2020 due to a knee injury, finishing without a single sack for the first time in his NFL career. When healthy, however, he's long been one of the game's steadiest pa s rushers. A three-time Pro Bowler, he went Dan McCullers Jersey five straight seasons with at least seven sacks from 2015-2019, twice hitting double digits and playing all 16 games four times during that span. Other notable pa s rushers still on the market include longtime defensive end , ex-Seahawks linebacker , former and starter and former first-rounder . | ||
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