The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing sturdy security DeShon Elliott to a two-year contract extension, per NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero. The deal is price $12.5 million that features $9.21 million in ensures.
The PPG’s Gerry Dulac experiences barely completely different numbers, a three-year extension price $15.5 million.
Full contract particulars needs to be recognized later this week.
Elliott, 28, signed a two-year, $6 million deal forward of the 2024 season and was slated to develop into a free agent after the 2025 season. His common yr worth greater than doubles from $3 million to over $6 million per season. Now, Pittsburgh has him locked up long-term as a key piece of the staff’s secondary. He’ll proceed to begin reverse FS Minkah Fitzpatrick.
With Pittsburgh, DeShon Elliott loved his finest yr of his profession. Showing in 15 video games with 14 begins, he recorded 108 tackles with two pressured fumbles, six move breakups, and one interception. He was a gentle and positive tackler with one of many lowest missed deal with charges within the NFL whereas offering large hits anticipated and wanted from a Steelers’ sturdy security. Throughout all the season, our Josh Carney charted Elliott with only one missed deal with, a 0.8-percent charge.
Elliott was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens within the sixth spherical of the 2018 NFL Draft. He bounced round groups earlier in his profession, spending 2o22 with the Detroit Lions and 2023 with the Miami Dolphins. He’s appeared in 72 profession video games with 64 begins, recording 395 tackles, 5 pressured fumbles, 4 interceptions, and three.5 sacks over that span.
Final month, Elliott mentioned he thought of Pittsburgh his true house. Now, he’s discovered that house in Pittsburgh and the Steelers have executed nicely to lock him as much as a long-term deal that continues to be a cheap common yearly worth.
Different Steelers who may obtain extensions or reworked contracts later this offseason embrace WR Calvin Austin III and Ok Chis Boswell. Austin is extra of a longshot however Pittsburgh may see a buy-low alternative forward of the ultimate yr of his rookie deal. Boswell has two seasons left on his contract however may have cash pushed ahead into his 2025 wage. After all, EDGE T.J. Watt is anticipated to land a monster contract extension that would once more make him the NFL’s highest-paid move rusher.
