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Steelers Sign Former Cardinals Second-Round Pick
As the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to make a concerted effort towards satisfying their needs at the wide receiver position, they’ve added a former top draft pick into the fray.
On Friday morning, the Steelers announced the signing of Andy Isabella to their practice squad. The team had previously hosted him for a workout at the beginning of October, and while it took a while to set things in motion, they doubled back and officially brought him in weeks later.
The 27-year-old was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the No. 62 overall pick in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He spent his entire collegiate career at UMass, where he accumulated 3,526 receiving yards and 30 touchdowns while concluding his senior year as a consensus All-American and Biletnikoff Award finalist.
Isabella played parts of four seasons with the Cardinals, posting 447 receiving yards and three touchdowns while returning eight punts for 166 yards across 39 contests in that time frame. The team waived him in October 2022, and he would sign to the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad after going unclaimed.
After appearing in two games for Baltimore and inking a reserve/future contract, Isabella was released in July 2023 and subsequently picked up by the Buffalo Bills.
He suited up for two contests with Buffalo last season, though he stuck around in the offseason and was let go at final roster cuts in August. Isabella later joined the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League in October before journeying back to the NFL with the Steelers.
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Paul Skenes finishes third in NL Cy Young Award voting
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes finished third in the National League Cy Young Award voting on Wednesday.
Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale won the award, while Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler finished second.
The Pirates’ pitcher is the fifth rookie to finish in the top 3 in Cy Young voting, and his third-place finish is the highest by a rookie since Jose Fernandez’s third-place mark in 2013. Skenes received one second-place vote and 13 third-place votes. The award was voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
For Skenes, Wednesday’s Cy Young third-place finish was the cap on a phenomenal rookie season. From May 11, when he made his Major League Baseball Debut, Skenes was a sensation on the mound. He finished the season with an 11-3 record and a 1.96 ERA in 133 innings over 23 starts. He added 170 strikeouts and only walked 32 batters.
The 22-year-old pitcher, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft out of LSU, had such a strong season that he was named the starting pitcher for the National League in the 2024 All-Star Game.
Though Skenes came up short in the NL Cy Young voting, the pitcher was named the 2024 NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year winner on Monday.
The pitcher also was named Baseball Digest’s National League Rookie of the Year earlier this month and Baseball America’s 2024 Rookie of the Year in October.
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