Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton recently compiled a list of seven “bargain-bin” free agents who could still help NFL teams, and the Steelers<\/a> were named as a landing spot for former Super Bowl champion offensive lineman Mekhi Becton<\/a>.<\/p>\n “In 2024, Mekhi Becton experienced a career rebirth with the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, who made a Super Bowl run that season,” Moton wrote.<\/a> “He played an intricate role in their top-notch offensive line that opened lanes for the No. 2 rushing offense of that year. Running back Saquon Barkley ran behind Becton and Co. for a league-leading 2,005 yards. \u2026<\/p>\n “Although Becton started in 14 of 15 outings with the Chargers, he battled knee and hand injuries that may have affected his performances. \u2026 Becton has an extensive injury history that dates back to his four-year stint with the New York Jets. Yet when healthy, the massive interior lineman can be an asset to a team that needs insurance for an underperforming starter or intends to feature a downhill ground attack in the upcoming campaign.”<\/p>\n Becton, selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, enjoyed a career breakout with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024, during which he switched from offensive tackle to guard.<\/p>\n Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n While he battled injuries during his short stint with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025, Becton’s versatility alone would give the Steelers tremendous value for what’s shaping up to be Aaron Rodgers’ final NFL season.<\/p>\n For up-to-date\u00a0Steelers\u00a0coverage, including any offseason moves, follow us on X\u00a0@TheSteelersWire<\/a>\u00a0and give our\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0a like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 5, 2026, 6:25 p.m. ET Offensive line continues to be an area of importance for the Pittsburgh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":938056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2068],"tags":[95878,25,7,6,242,109,2476,119737,96718,96719,95882,95946,97216,97688,95896,95888,95895,95906,96191,118065,96720,97302,96071,95883,95881],"class_list":["post-938055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia-eagles","tag-accessfree","tag-eagles","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-philadelphiaeagles","tag-sourcesteelers-wire","tag-sstssportsnflsteelers","tag-sstsnsteelers","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagcalifornia-gold-rush","tag-tagcgr-sports","tag-tagmekhi-becton","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagphiladelphia-eagles","tag-tagpittsburgh-connect","tag-tagpittsburgh-steelers","tag-tagsaquon-barkley","tag-tagsmg-timely","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938055","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=938055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/938056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783326257_320_86618667007-usatsi-26862833.jpg\")