Steelers add massive NT from Bengals

The Steelers got some help at defensive tackle with the addition of Domenique Davis.

Lost in the pair of trades the Pittsburgh Steelers made on Tuesday was the sneaky addition of defensive tackle Domenique Davis to the team’s practice squad.

Davis is a 6-foot-2, 326-pound defensive tackle from Division II UNC-Pembroke. The addition makes sense for a Steelers team with only five defensive linemen currently on the roster. Pittsburgh recently placed backup nose tackle Montravius Adams on IR leaving them without a backup and leaving the Steelers exposed in their run defense.

No one is saying Davis is going to suddenly resurrect his career with Pittsurgh but his body type fits what the Steelers are looking for and he should have ample opportunity to earn reps.

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Jets waive undrafted free agent with failed physical designation

The New York Jets waived undrafted free agent DL Domenique Davis with a failed physical designation Thursday.

The Jets announced Thursday that they waived undrafted free agent DL Domenique Davis with a failed physical designation.

Davis signed with the Jets out the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He was guaranteed the least amount of money out of any of Gang Green’s undrafted free agents — just $650.

Details of Davis’ failed physical were not disclosed, but he hinted on Twitter that he’s in need of another surgery. Davis played through a torn labrum during his senior season and later had that injury surgically repaired.

As a redshirt senior at UNCP, Davis recorded three sacks, six tackles for loss, 41 tackles, six quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery. Davis was already a longshot to make the Jets’ 53-man roster outright, but he was unable to get through a week of training camp before being let go.

With Davis no longer with the organization, undrafted free agent Sterling Johnson out of Coastal Carolina is now New York’s lone undrafted defensive lineman on the active roster.

Report: Bryce Huff got most guaranteed money of Jets’ udrafted free agents

According to an NYDN report, EDGE Bryce Huff and DB Shyeim Carter received the most guaranteed money out of the Jets’ undrafted free agents.

After adding nine players in his first draft class as Jets general manager, Joe Douglas added another nine undrafted free agents.

Based on the guaranteed money that Gang Green handed out, Memphis edge rusher Bryce Huff and Alabama defensive back Shyheim Carter are its two most coveted undrafted free agents. The Jets gave the most guaranteed money to Huff, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. Huff received $90,000 in guaranteed money, which includes a $15,000 signing bonus and $75,000 guaranteed base salary, per Mehta.

New York drafted Jabari Zuniga in the third-round out of the University of Florida but wanted to add more depth at a rather thin position. In 2019, Huff ranked fourth in the nation among pass-rushers with 64 total pressures. Over the past two seasons, Huff compiled 16 sacks and 34.5 tackles for loss. During his senior campaign, he added 16 quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles. He has a chance at making an immediate impact as an edge rusher.

As a versatile defender, who can either play safety or nickel, Carter received the second-most in guaranteed money with $72,000. Carter has the football acumen to serve as a depth or rotational player but lacks the athleticism to play cornerback at the next level. Still, Gregg Williams should find a place to play for a prospect that Nick Saban has spoken very highly of.

The Jets’ larget guaranteed sum on offense went to University of Washington OT Jared Hilbers. As ESPN’s Rich Cimini originally reported, the Jets guaranteed $62,000 to Hilbers.

Hilbers has the athleticism to play either tackle position and is a sound run-blocker. He fits the mold of the swing tackles that Douglas has been putting an emphasis on between Mekhi Becton and George Fant.

Each undrafted free agent receives a three-year, $2.285 million contract, but the guaranteed money demonstrates how much a team thinks of a player. Obviously, the Jets guaranteeing a player more money means the organization believes that the player has a better chance of making the team.

Here is what the guaranteed money looks like for the remaining six players in the Jets undrafted free agent class, per Mehta.

  • Sterling Johnson | DT | Coastal Carolina: $60,000
  • Lawrence Cager | WR | Georgia: $57,500
  • Javelin Guidry | CB | Utah: $47,000
  • Lamar Jackon | CB | Nebraska: $27,500
  • George Campbell | WR | West Virginia: $2,500
  • Domenique Davis | DL | UNC-Pembroke: $650