{"id":962156,"date":"2026-08-02T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/962156\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:00:53","slug":"former-steelers-defensive-lineman-signs-with-nfc-west-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/962156\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Steelers Defensive Lineman Signs with NFC West Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/11-6-2025-Steelers-Practice-8050-e1762455213572.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers DT Brodrick Martin\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   loading=\"eager\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/>Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Brodric Martin at practice on Nov. 6, 2025. &#8212; Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Cardinals have <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ASaunders_PGH\/status\/2083655305959793065\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">signed<\/a> former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Brodric Martin-Rhodes after a tryout on Friday. Martin-Rhodes played in one game with the Steelers last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Las Vegas Raiders waived Martin-Rhodes in May from IR after reaching an injury settlement. <\/p>\n<p>Martin, 26, joined the Steelers last November when they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-sign-massive-dt-off-chiefs-practice-squad\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed him from the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 practice squad<\/a>. He appeared in one game for the Steelers, playing in 10 snaps of defense against the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 30, before being released in December.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-5, 326-pound Martin was a third-round pick by the Detroit Lions out of Western Kentucky in 2023. Martin played in five games and made one start over his first two seasons in the NFL with the Lions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dkr230825091_det_at_car.jpg\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers DT Brodric Martin\" class=\"wp-image-151236\"  \/>CHARLOTTE, NC \u2013 AUGUST 25: Detroit Lions defensive lineman Brodric Martin (98) during a preseason NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Carolina Panthers on August 25, 2023, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by John Byrum\/Icon Sportswire)<\/p>\n<p>Martin was waived by Detroit as part of the team\u2019s final roster cuts last year, and two days later, he was signed to the Chiefs\u2019 practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>A Tuscaloosa, Alabama native, Martin played three seasons at North Alabama before transferring to Western Kentucky for his final college season. At North Alabama,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wkusports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/brodric-martin\/4319\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">he played in all 25 games<\/a>, starting 16 of them. He made 81 total tackles (37 solo, 44 assisted) with nine tackles for loss and two sacks, while also adding four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries.<\/p>\n<p>At Western Kentucky, Martin started all 14 games for the Hilltoppers and recorded 31 tackles, including 1.5 sacks. Martin also forced a fumble, hurried the quarterback seven times throughout the year and broke up two passes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the year, he was named C-USA Honorable Mention and earned an invite to the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl, where he was scouted by the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Becker contributed. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/arizona-cardinals\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/brodric-martin-rhodes\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Brodric Martin-Rhodes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/steelers-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steelers News Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Brodric Martin at practice on Nov. 6, 2025. &#8212; Ed Thompson \/&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":962157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[390,81159,7,6,520,57,2360,426,2395],"class_list":["post-962156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-brodric-martin-rhodes","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-pittsburghsteelers","tag-steelers","tag-steelers-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117025576612273423","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/962156","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=962156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/962156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/962157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=962156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=962156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=962156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}