The Pittsburgh steelers have obtained a new target for anyone their quarter next season.
The Steelers concluded a one -year and $ 2 million contract with the veteran Robert Woods on Monday, Monday, According to the Ian Rapoport of the NFL network. He will join an already solid wide receiver room in Pittsburgh which includes both George Pickens and DK Metcalf, which was exchanged in Pittsburgh in March.
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Woods had 203 reception yards and did not score last season, his second with the Texans. Woods will now enter its 13th League season this fall, and the Steelers will mark its fifth NFL team. The Buffalo Bills first selected Woods with the overall choice n ° 41 in the draft of the USC 2013 NFL, then he spent time with the Rams of Los Angeles and the Titans of Tennessee before landing in Houston.
Woods will not be the best guy in Pittsburgh, but he will be a solid veteran presence in the locker room which is preparing to bypass a new quarterrier this fall. The Steelers were linked to Aaron Rodgers several times this offseason, but the former star of Green Bay Packers has not yet made a decision on his future – whether in Pittsburgh or his retirement. Rodgers are expected to make its decision in the near future, but there is no clear calendar available.
“This is certainly a possibility,” said Steelers coach Mike Tomlin SATURDAY About Rodgers joining the team, via espn. “I'm not going to plan the IF and what not only about him, but any other potential free agent. We have had really productive discussions with him, and I liked having productive discussions with him and getting to know him.”
The Steelers selected the quarter-back of the state of Ohio Will Howard in the sixth round of the NFL recovery last weekend. He will now join Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson in Pittsburgh, although the team is really without a clear starter. Justin Fields and Russell Wilson shared starting tasks last season, but both have signed elsewhere. Howard launched for 4,010 yards and 35 affected while leading Buckeyes in a national championship last season.
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“This is not a question of what is happening in the field or if I play right away, it is a question of improving and it is a question of learning,” said Howard, via ESPN. “And whoever is in the room with me, whoever is there in competition with us, I can't wait to dive into this situation and really give this team everything, because that's how I do things, guy. I don't do things halfway, I'm going to do everything for me.”
Whether it's Howard, Rodgers or someone else in the starting role in Pittsburgh this fall remains to be seen. In the meantime, a decision to add a receiver like Woods should only facilitate this transition for anyone who directs the offense in a few months.
