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[Schultz] Free agent safety DeShon Elliott is signing with the #Steelers for 2 years $6M, source tells @BleacherReport.

  • March 14, 2024


[Schultz] Free agent safety DeShon Elliott is signing with the #Steelers for 2 years $6M, source tells @BleacherReport.

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  2. Depth piece?
    edit: seems like a great signing when looking at it for value
    and i agree with wendys and purple i think he’ll be starting

  4. FWIW Dolphins fans are pissed he wasnt resigned at this price. He wasn’t depth, he led the entire team in snap count

  5. I’m happy with it tbh, not a huge signing, but he could be a genuine starter for us

  6. Potential Strong Safety starter. Had a good year with the Dolphins last season. Good move.

  9. Don’t know who this guy is but outproducing Kazee is not a hard at all so I’m optimistic

  13. He’s a fine addition. I liked him coming out of college and evidently the Steelers did too. Go watch some of his college tape, he’s a hard hitter, and that just feels like a Steeler to me. 

     With that being said, I’m starting to get worried that all the money is going towards the defense early on when the holes on offense are more glaring. 

  15. It’s funny you can tell who’s commenting doesn’t know the difference between SS and FS.

  18. If he can be better than Kazee or Neal and allow Minkah to be Minkah then it was definitely worth it

  22. Replacement level to plus starter who has familiarity within the division and with our new MLB for that price seems like a good signing to me.

  23. might as well have bid on jamal adams if we gonna go this direction. TBH he also got killebrew type of contract. Could still make another move or draft something with more upside.

  24. I mean the last saftey we got from the dolphins has been pretty solid so im cautiously optimistic

  27. He’s not afraid of contact . I saw him come up and lay a hit on Derrick Henry that was impressive

  28. Since he’s not a ‘big name’ I fully expect mouth breathing Steelers fans to shit all over this acquisition…😏

  29. So that leaves C, RT, WR2-3, CB2 as the most important positions to address either in FA or the draft.

    Unfortunately, the Center market is barren now aside from the dude from Miami who tore something and won’t be ready to go. So after missing out on the run on centers, suddenly we might actually be needing to go Center in the first just to make sure we get someone who is starter capable. Which stinks because some really good CBs and OTs are going to be there, too, whereas some decent centers developmental centers could have been gotten later.

  31. I love this! This guy has been a starter for the ravens/dolphins the last 4 years. Only 3 million AAV! Great pickup by khan. Would love to see us get a WR and OC and I’ll be a happy camper.

  33. Not bad, he’s a pretty solid player and a starter in this league more importantly. Obviously would’ve preferred Kam Curl or Justin Simmons, but if we’re going after Tyler Boyd, we probably wouldn’t have the money to sign either of those guys. Either way, this has been a really good free agency for us so far. We’ve addressed four of our biggest needs (ILB, S, P, QB) by signing starters at each position. If we can land Boyd and draft a decent WR, that should shore up our WR room, which just leaves the offensive line to be upgraded through the draft. The Khan Artist is putting on a masterclass performance once again this year.

  34. I know most people wanted Simmons, but I’m way happier with someone like this. Having two stars at safety is a luxury that I think the team can’t really afford right now, but getting a solid starter who allows us to move our current star to his best spot isn’t much worse, if at all.

  35. I know most of the fans wanted Justin Simmons but I’m more than happy to get a DB under 30 instead. I wanted Curl or Blackmon personally but this seems like a great value option.

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