It was reported yesterday that the Pittsburgh Steelers have been signing S Quindell Johnson, and in a corresponding transfer, they launched DB Joshuah Bledsoe, the workforce introduced in the present day.
Bledsoe entered the league as a sixth-round choose by the New England Patriots within the 2021 NFL Draft out of Missouri. He noticed restricted motion in 2022 and 2023 for New England, recording one sort out in 4 video games. After his launch from New England, Bledsoe briefly signed with the UFL’s San Antonio Brahmas earlier than inking a Reserve/Futures cope with the Steelers in January.
Popping out of Missouri, Bledsoe measured in at 5113 and 204 kilos. He had 131 tackles, eight tackles for a loss and an interception throughout his 4 collegiate seasons.
With Johnson within the fold, Joshuah Bledsoe turned expendable as a depth security. Johnson has a bit extra NFL expertise, taking part in in 9 video games with the Chicago Bears in 2023 and registering an interception together with three tackles. He was most lately with the San Francisco 49ers, and he’s additionally frolicked with the Los Angeles Rams throughout his NFL profession. Los Angeles initially signed him as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL Draft.
The Steelers’ roster is again all the way down to 90 gamers, which implies they’ve one open roster spot with EDGE Julius Welschof counting as a global exemption. The workforce will even seemingly liberate a roster spot when TE Donald Parham Jr., who reportedly tore his Achilles in apply on Tuesday, lands on IR.
Johnson will get his first alternative to work with the Steelers throughout the workforce’s closing OTA session in the present day. He’ll additionally seemingly be on the sphere subsequent week throughout necessary minicamp, which runs from June 10-12.
Pittsburgh’s security room at the moment consists of Minkah Fitzpatrick, DeShon Elliott, Juan Thornhill, Miles Killebrew, undrafted free agent Sebastian Castro and Johnson. The trail to a roster spot for Johnson might be to point out worth on particular groups, however in a security room that’s already deep, he’ll seemingly have an uphill battle on the subject of sticking on the workforce’s preliminary 53-man roster.
