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Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: August 14, 2024
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Buffalo Bills sign ex-Pittsburgh Steelers WR before preseason game
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Deon Cain will return to Pittsburgh on Thursday, but not with the Steelers. Cain signed with the Buffalo Bills amid a myriad of moves that the team made to their roster earlier this week. That included placing Chase Claypool on injured reserve.
Cain has played for the Birmingham Stallions of the UFL for the last few years as he tries to break his way back into the NFL. The Bills will have a joint practice with the Steelers on Thursday at Acrisure Stadium before their preseason game on Saturday.
Cain played for the Steelers in 2019, being elevated to the active roster after multiple injuries to the wide receiver room. He has also spent time with the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles. He has remained one of the UFL’s more consistent wideouts over the last few seasons, dating back to when it was the USFL.
The Steelers are excited to work with the Bills and hope to gain a lot from it. Mike Tomlin even called the Bills.’ the ‘ideal dance partner’.
“I just expect it to be good work. I was on the phone last night with ‘McDee’ [Sean McDermott]. He and I go way back. He’s a great dance partner from that perspective. I know his values. Excited about good, clean working preparation for our season,” Tomlin said.
Cain will have a chance to show what he can against the Steelers in that practice. At the very least, Cain is hoping to stick on an NFL practice squad after years of cycling through training camp invites.
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Mars Area School District to get first mascot
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Pittsburgh Steelers sign former Packers cornerback
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing former Green Bay Packers and New York Giants cornerback Zyon Gilbert, the team announced. That move comes after Kalon Barnes suffered a quad injury that caused the Steelers to waive/injured him. Barnes reverted to injured reserve after clearing waivers.
As previously reported by PennLive, the Steelers signed former Patriots wide receiver T.J. Luther in addition to Gilbert. Luther comes on board after the team waived/injured wide receiver Tarik Black, who suffered a hamstring injury on Sunday.
The Steelers’ roster is full as of now. After these signings, they have 91 players, but they are allowed to have one more player due to the international exemption for German outside linebacker Julius Welschof.
Gilbert was an undrafted free agent in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Florida Atlantic. He had a hot start to his collegiate career, earning starting reps as a freshman. So far in his NFL career, he has 14 tackles, and the 6-foot cornerback has experience playing on the outside and in the slot, so the Steelers could experiment with moving him around the defense if they wanted.
Gilbert was released two weeks ago from Packers camp and tried out for the Steelers before signing with them earlier this week. Now, he will get a chance to replace the reps left behind by Barnes and prove he belongs on the team.
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