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Steelers have visit with a familiar face at WR on Wednesday

The Steelers always have their eye out for tall, talented receivers to bolster their practice squad.

 

Wide receiver Anthony Johnson, who was with Pittsburgh in the offseason, visited with the team on Wednesday, per the NFL transaction report.

In January, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers. He was waived/injured in August, reverted to the team’s injured reserve list (knee) and waived with an injury settlement on Sept. 4.

Johnson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2019. After he was waived during final roster cuts, he joined the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. Two days after his PS contract expired, he signed with the Steelers.

The 6’2 former Buffalo Bull has yet to see the playing field in a professional game. The Steelers love their tall receivers and they can never have enough of them on their practice squad.

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Steelers bring in punter, linebacker to bolster practice squad

According to the NFL transaction report, the Steelers are looking to address needs at both linebacker and punter.

Déjà vu! On Monday, per the NFL transaction report, the Pittsburgh Steelers brought former punter Jordan Berry in for a visit.

The Steelers also hosted converted safety, Ray Wilborn. A former Atlanta Falcons linebacker, he failed to make their 53-man roster and was cut on Sept. 5.

In Wilborn’s last two seasons at Ball State, he played at outside linebacker and safety and showed skill in coverage. According to Pro Football Focus, in 2018 Wilborn allowed the lowest passer rating of any linebacker in the MAC (71.0).

For those who don’t know, the difference between a visit and a tryout is that visits have no workout involved; they’re more conversational in nature. Pittsburgh knows what Berry can do and must have scout info on Wilborn since he didn’t work out.

The linebacker visit is, obviously, not a surprise with Devin Bush out for the season with a torn ACL. As for the punter situation, head coach Mike Tomlin must not be pleased with Dennis Colquitt. Corliss Witman is also on the practice squad.

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