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Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Steelers Could Find Defensive Depth with Home-Grown Talent
Steelers Could Find Defensive Depth with Home-Grown Talent originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the Pittsburgh Steelers and general manager Omar Khan continue to make moves to improve the team this summer, they find themselves short a safety. Advertisement Khan orchestrated a trade with the Miami Dolphins to bring in corner Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith, while sending Minkah Fitzpatrick back to Miami. That means Fitzpatrick's roster spot in the safety room must be filled, and there is a local option that could be a good fit. Jordan Whitehead played at Central Valley High School in Monaca, Pennsylvania and went to Pitt to play collegiately before being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round in 2018. Whitehead is now a free agent, but coming off a partially torn pectoral suffered in Week 12 last season that kept him out until Week 17. He was also in a car accident in early January that kept him out of the team's Wild Card loss to the Washington Commanders. Advertisement The former Pitt Panther originally played with the Bucs through 2021 before leaving for the Jets in free agency. He returned to Tampa Bay as a free agent last offseason, but failed to impress. Overall, across 105 games with 101 starts in the NFL over seven seasons, Whitehead has registered 557 total tackles with 394 solo and 31 for loss with 2.5 sacks and seven QB hits. He's added 11 interceptions, a pair of forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. As of now, DeShon Elliott and Juan Thornhill are the starting safeties for Pittsburgh, with rookie Sebastian Castro, Quindell Johnson and Miles Killebrew behind them. Khan would certainly like to add some veteran depth to the room. Advertisement Related: Steelers' Terry Bradshaw Cracks Top 15 Best NFL Quarterbacks Ever Related: Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith Discussed Joining Steelers Before Trade This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
04-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Bengals release former Bucs starting guard ahead of free agency
The Bucs have always embraced reunions with players who left the team in free agency after being drafted by them in years past. We saw it last season with Jordan Whitehead, who was drafted by the Bucs and left in free agency before ultimately returning. Obviously, the results can be mixed, but there may be another player the team runs things back with now that he is available. On Monday, the Cincinnati Bengals released former Bucs draft pick and starter Alex Cappa from their roster in a move to save money towards their salary cap. Cappa, who will be an eighth-year player in 2025, joined the Bengals as a free agent in 2022. He started all 50 games he played in for Cincinnati at guard, the same position he played with the Bucs. In his career as a whole, Cappa has played in 102 games and started in 96 of them. Cappa was drafted in the third round in 2013, one year before Jason Licht arrived on the team. He got on NFL radars after an impressive showing at the Senior Bowl and a college career at Humboldt State, which is a now-defunct Division II program.
