{"id":811246,"date":"2026-03-14T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/811246\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T05:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:00:28","slug":"report-pittsburgh-steelers-sign-free-agent-dl-sebastian-joseph-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/811246\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Pittsburgh Steelers sign free agent DL Sebastian Joseph-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing free agent defensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/sebastian-joseph-day-137100\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastian Joseph-Day<\/a> to a two-year, $11 million deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adamschefter\/status\/2032581568275870054?s=46&amp;t=t6qfGZ6migmohNaMOzJc8w\" rel=\"nofollow\">per ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter.<\/a> Joseph-Day played the past two seasons for the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n<p>In 17 appearances and 10 starts last season, Joseph-Day recorded 41 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Joseph-Day has been a consistent starter in the league since the Los Angeles Rams selected him in the sixth round of the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2021-22 campaign, Joseph-Day tallied 38 tackles and three sacks, helping the Rams ultimately win Super Bowl LVI. Now, he\u2019ll look to help the Steelers reach similar heights.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh is entering a new era this year. After the 2025 season, longtime head coach Mike Tomlin retired. The organization hired former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy to replace him. Sebastian Joseph-Day is only the latest player the Steelers have picked up this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers trade Colts for WR Michael Pittman Jr.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Indianapolis Colts traded wide receiver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/michael-pittman-jr-88207\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Pittman Jr.<\/a>\u00a0to the Pittsburgh Steelers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2031048040551948366?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">per NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero<\/a>. Pittman made 17 appearances and 16 starts for the Colts this past season.<\/p>\n<p>He finished the year with 784 receiving yards and a career-high seven touchdowns on 80 catches. While Pittman notched a personal-best in receiving touchdowns, his receiving yards were a step backward from the 2024 campaign, and a significant decrease from his career-high 1,152 yards in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Following his standout season in 2023, Pittman signed a three-year, $71.5 million contract extension with the Colts. The contract included $46 million guaranteed. The Steelers and Pittman agreed to a new three-year, $59 million deal, per ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n<p>Pittman\u2019s recent decrease in production could be due to instability for the Colts at quarterback. In 2024, the team started both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/anthony-richardson-6488\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Richardson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/joe-flacco-62150\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Flacco<\/a>. This past season, QB\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/daniel-jones-141265\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Jones<\/a>\u00a0was red-hot early, but suffered a torn Achilles tendon in December and was replaced by veteran\u00a0Philip Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Michael Pittman Jr., the Steelers\u2019 quarterback situation is also in flux. The organization is currently waiting on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/aaron-rodgers-729\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a>\u00a0to announce whether he\u2019ll play again next season or is retiring.<\/p>\n<p>At 42 years old, Rodgers had a stellar 2025-26 campaign for the Steelers, completing 65.7% of his pass attempts for 3,322 yards and 24 touchdowns, compared to seven interceptions. If Rodgers retires, either Will Howard or Mason Rudolph will fill his role, barring a new addition to the Steelers\u2019 roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing free agent defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day to a two-year, $11 million deal, per&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":811247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[7,6,520,57,2360,113066,426],"class_list":["post-811246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-pittsburghsteelers","tag-sebastian-joseph-day-13-stroudsburg","tag-steelers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116225771136235487","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}