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2 free agents the Steelers could sign to replace NT Breiden Fehoko

The Steelers need a replacement for Breiden Fehoko was placed on IR.

Last week the Pittsburgh Steelers placed nose tackle Breiden Fehoko on IR, sending his season before it began. This leaves the Steelers one man short on the nose tackle depth chart behind Keeanu Benton and Montravius Adams.

As it stands, the Steelers might not even choose to commit to adding another player outside of perhaps a camp body for depth. The Steelers love to utilize defensive linemen who can move around the front playing inside and outside.

But should the Steelers feel the need to have a third nose tackle on the 53-man roster, here are two available free agents to consider.

First up is Bryan Mone. Mone is 28 years old and was a rotational player for the Seattle Seahawks for his first five NFL seasons. Mone has eight career starts, all over the last two seasons and at 6-foot-3 and 345 pounds is a tough player to get off a block.

Another option that fits the mold of a Steelers lineman a bit more is Daviyon Nixon. Nixon is only 25 years old but has spent time with three different teams. Nixon wasn’t on an NFL roster in 2023 but the upside is there for a former fifth-round pick.

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Seahawks have ‘not shut the door’ on any players they have cut

John Schneider won’t rule out re-signing Seahawks players who have been cut

The Seahawks are about to join the free agency frenzy, as the league’s legal tampering period is set to begin in a couple of hours. So far, there hasn’t been much news regarding this team and their efforts in free agency. We only have word of one outside free agent visit – that being former Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins. We also have heard that middle linebacker Bobby Wagner will hit the open market and is unlikely to return to Seattle.

While Wagner’s second exit from the Seahawks is another bummer, fans don’t necessarily have to think every player who’s been cut over the last week or so may not ever come back. In fact, general manager John Schneider said last week on  ESPN’s Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton show that they haven’t shut the door on bringing back anybody, H/T Seahawks.com.

“To be able to have (the coaching staff’s) opinions on players obviously is very important, we haven’t shut the door on any of them to come back, but when you do these contracts and try to create cap room, there’s ramifications.”

We can probably safely assume that strong safety Jamal Adams does not count in the group of players who might be returning. However, if they’re willing to come back on a smaller contract, Will Dissly, Bryan Mone and especially Quandre Diggs are all worth considering.

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Seahawks cuts continue with release of nose tackle Bryan Mone

Today the cuts continued, as the team announced nose tackle Bryan Mone has been released.

The Seahawks front office is in a slash and burn mood this week. Yesterday the team announced that safeties Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams as well as tight end Will Dissly had been released. All together those three moves saved Seattle around $24 million in cap space of the 2024 season.

Today the cuts continued, as the team announced nose tackle Bryan Mone has been released.

Cutting Mone saves another $5.39 million in cap room for 2024. Seattle now has around $41.6 million in cap space. Only 11 teams have more.

After going undrafted out of Michigan, Mone appeared in 41 games with the Seahawks from 2019-2022. He missed the entire 2023 season with a torn ACL.

As for the depth chart, Jarran Reed remains on top, but this news should guarantee more playing time for second-year tackle and primary backup Cameron Young next season.

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Clint Hurtt praises Seahawks rookie Cameron Young for ‘good football awareness’

That would be the team’s fourth-round draft pick, former Mississippi State defensive tackle Cameron Young.

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With Al Woods having left in free agent for the New York Jets, the Seattle Seahawks have to find a new starter at nose tackle this year. They have a couple of experienced options, including Myles Adams and the injured vet (ACL) Bryan Mone. However, we’re expecting one of the rookies to take over Woods’ former role. That would be the team’s fourth-round draft pick, former Mississippi State defensive tackle Cameron Young.

Young may not have any experience at the pro level, but his profile might give him an advantage over the other candidates. Defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt likes Young’s measurables as well as his football awareness. Here’s what he said about Young last week, per Mike Dugar at the Athletic.

“The measurable stuff is obviously impressive, he’s a large man with long arms, big hands, is strong, and is physical at the point of contact, but he’s a guy that has good football awareness, ideas and feel of things going on… He has done a nice job so far. He’s a guy that is unselfish, physical, rugged and plays a position that doesn’t get a lot of fanfare.”

Other rookies that will be battling for a spot in the nose rotation include recently-signed LaTrell Bumphus from Tennessee and San Diego State’s Jonah Tavai, possibly the most-intriguing undrafted player in the entire league.

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Seahawks DT Bryan Mone had ‘difficult surgery’ to address knee injury

Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Bryan Mone underwent what turned out to be a “difficult surgery” to repair his torn ACL and knee injury.

Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Bryan Mone suffered a knee injury in Week 15 during the team’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He was carted off the field and eventually underwent surgery to address a torn ACL as well as other issues which weren’t immediately discoverable.

Coach Pete Carroll provided an update on Mone during his end-of-the-season press conference.

“He had a difficult surgery,” Carroll said last Monday. “We’ve got to wait and see. There was more stuff going on than we thought, he had some old stuff in there probably that was part of that. So he’s going to have a good battle to get back.

“I don’t know what the timeframe is on it, but it’s going to take a while.”

Mone started in two of 12 games played for Seattle in 2022 and logged 25 combined tackles and one pass defensed.

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Seahawks announce 3 roster moves going into Week 16

Here’s a quick review.

The Seattle Seahawks find themselves a bit thin at wide receiver heading into the holiday. Tyler Lockett is dealing with a broken hand and Dee Eskridge doesn’t appear to be any closer to returning from injured reserve.

So, the team announced a trio of roster moves. Here’s a quick review.

Seahawks DT Bryan Mone injures ACL in Seattle’s loss to 49ers

The Seattle Seahawks suffered another blow to the defensive line Week 15 when defensive tackle Bryan Mone was carted off with an ACL injury.

The Seattle Seahawks lost more than just the NFC West division title in Week 15, they could be without defensive tackle Bryan Mone going forward this season.

Mone, who got the start in place of nose tackle Al Woods, who was inactive due to a sore Achilles, suffered a knee injury in the first quarter and was ruled out shortly thereafter.

Following the loss, coach Pete Carroll provided an update on Mone’s status.

“Big Mone, he hurt his knee,” Carroll told reporters. “We can’t say everything, but it’s a significant knee injury . . . He had a legitimate knee injury. It’s an ACL injury.”

Mone was helped off the field and into the medical tent on Thursday and eventually carted off into the locker room.

More information on his condition is expected shortly, but until then, this story is continuing to develop.

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Seahawks DT Bryan Mone carried off the field, ruled out vs. 49ers

Looks like it is going to be another long night defensively for the Seahawks.

Seattle’s ailing run defense took yet another massive blow early against the 49ers. Defensive tackle Bryan Mone was carried off the field and into the blue medical tent after a knee injury.

Losing Mone is a huge loss for the Seahawks, who are already without Al Woods due to his Achilles. Without Mone or Woods, the Seahawks do not have a true nose tackle left to replace these two.

On the drive Mone went down, the 49ers scored their first touchdown of the game only five plays later. However, the Seahawks defense was already struggling with containing star running back Christian McCaffrey, who at the time of writing this article already has 67 total yards in the game.

Mone was shortly ruled out for the remainder of the game. Defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt is going to have to get creative if the Seahawks have any hope at slowing San Francisco down.

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Seahawks make Bryan Mone extension official, waive Pier-Olivier Lestage

The Seattle Seahawks have formally announced signing DT Bryan Mone to a contract extension and the waiver of G Pier-Olivier Lestage.

The Seattle Seahawks have now formally announced the team has signed defensive tackle Bryan Mone to a contract extension. The agreement to the terms of the two-year deal had first been reported earlier this week.

Seattle also made a roster move on Wednesday, waiving guard Pier-Olivier Lestage. Lestage had originally signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent last year and spent the season on the practice squad.

After the waiver of defensive end Alex Tchangam last week, the Seahawks now have two open roster spots on their 90-man squad.

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Seahawks re-sign DT Bryan Mone to 2-year extension

According to a report by Tom Pelissero at NFL Network, the Seahawks have re-signed defensive tackle Bryan Mone.

According to a report by Tom Pelissero at NFL Network, the Seahawks have re-signed defensive tackle Bryan Mone. His new contract is for two years and $12 million total, including a modest $1.5 million signing bonus. Mone can make up to $13.8 million if he reaches all his incentives.

Mone (who turned 26 in October) has been in Seattle since 2019, when they signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan. So far, he has played in 28 games in a Seahawks uniform. Serving as a backup, Mone has totaled two sacks and six quarterback hits. He has started five games in his NFL career.

Seattle’s defensive tackle group is one of the team’s strongest position groups on the roster. Mone is part of a deep interior rotation headlined by 2021 starters Al Woods and Poona Ford. The team also acquired the highly-underrated Shelby Harris as part of the Russell Wilson trade and re-signed their former DT Quinton Jefferson.

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