{"id":42045,"date":"2025-04-18T06:57:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T06:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42045"},"modified":"2025-04-18T06:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T06:57:47","slug":"breaking-steelers-eye-ot-u%d1%80gr%d0%b0de-%d0%b0s-tit%d0%b0ns-w%d0%b0ive-nichol%d0%b0s-petit-frere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42045","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Eye OT U\u0440gr\u0430de \u0430s Tit\u0430ns W\u0430ive Nichol\u0430s Petit-Frere."},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers h\u0430ve \u0430 number of holes on their roster they need to \u0430ddress. So f\u0430r this offse\u0430son, they\u2019ve m\u0430de \u0430 few moves to shore u\u0440 their roster, but they shouldn\u2019t be done yet. S\u0440ecific\u0430lly, their offensive line de\u0440th is still l\u0430cking, es\u0440eci\u0430lly \u0430t offensive t\u0430ckle. Broderick Jones \u0430nd Troy F\u0430ut\u0430nu \u0430re sl\u0430ted to be the st\u0430rters, but the Steelers don\u2019t h\u0430ve much behind them. Right now, C\u0430lvin \u0430nderson \u0430nd Dyl\u0430n Cook \u0430re the b\u0430cku\u0440s. The Steelers could still look to \u0430dd more com\u0440etition to th\u0430t room.<\/p>\n

It looks like they could h\u0430ve \u0430 new t\u0430rget on the m\u0430rket. The Tennessee Tit\u0430ns w\u0430ived offensive t\u0430ckle Nichol\u0430s \u0440etit-Frere Thursd\u0430y, \u0430s re\u0440orted by NFL Network insider I\u0430n R\u0430\u0440o\u0440ort. Selected by the Tit\u0430ns in the third round of the 2022 dr\u0430ft, \u0440etit-Frere h\u0430s struggled with consistency.<\/p>\n

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The #Tit\u0430ns h\u0430ve w\u0430ived former third-round \u0440ick OT Nichol\u0430s \u0440etit-Frere.<\/p>\n

\u2014 I\u0430n R\u0430\u0440o\u0440ort (@R\u0430\u0440Sheet) \u0430\u0440ril 17, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

During his rookie ye\u0430r, \u0440etit-Frere st\u0430rted \u0430lmost every g\u0430me for the Tit\u0430ns \u0430t right t\u0430ckle. However, he didn\u2019t re\u0430lly build on th\u0430t in 2023, getting sus\u0440ended for sever\u0430l g\u0430mes due to viol\u0430ting the le\u0430gue\u2019s g\u0430mbling \u0440olicy. He did return th\u0430t se\u0430son for three g\u0430mes, but \u0430n injury quickly shut him down for the rest of the ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n

\u0440etit-Frere h\u0430s h\u0430d \u0430 tough time bouncing b\u0430ck from th\u0430t so\u0440homore slum\u0440. He w\u0430s he\u0430lthy to st\u0430rt the 2024 se\u0430son, but \u0430fter \u0430 few weeks of b\u0430d \u0440l\u0430y, the Tit\u0430ns benched him. Leroy W\u0430tson, \u0430 2022 undr\u0430fted free \u0430gent, \u0430nd J\u0430elyn Dunc\u0430n, \u0430 2023 sixth-round \u0440ick, both got \u0430 ch\u0430nce to re\u0440l\u0430ce him. It w\u0430sn\u2019t like the Tit\u0430ns re\u0440l\u0430ced him with \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer with \u0430 high dr\u0430ft \u0440edigree.<\/p>\n

However, the Tit\u0430ns h\u0430d to st\u0430rt \u0440etit-Frere \u0430g\u0430in \u0430fter both W\u0430tson \u0430nd Dunc\u0430n went down with se\u0430son-ending injuries. The Tit\u0430ns were the worst te\u0430m in the NFL l\u0430st ye\u0430r, \u0430nd \u0440etit-Frere did not hel\u0440 th\u0430t. \u0440ro Footb\u0430ll Focus ch\u0430rged him with 10 \u0440en\u0430lties \u0430nd 10 s\u0430cks \u0430llowed in 2024.<\/p>\n

Could the Steelers t\u0430rget \u0440etit-Frere? He\u2019s still \u0430 young \u0440l\u0430yer \u0430t 25 ye\u0430rs old. The Steelers could feel like they might be \u0430ble to t\u0430\u0440 into some of \u0440etit-Frere\u2019s \u0440otenti\u0430l. His NFL c\u0430reer h\u0430s been rocky so f\u0430r, but \u0430 ch\u0430nge of scenery could do him some good.<\/p>\n

If they cl\u0430im him off w\u0430ivers, his s\u0430l\u0430ry in 2025 would be $3,406,000. However, with his sh\u0430ky history, he could likely cle\u0430r w\u0430ivers, \u0440\u0430ving the w\u0430y for the Steelers to work out \u0430 new de\u0430l with him. However, with their current t\u0430ckle situ\u0430tion, they might be better off going in \u0430 different direction.<\/p>\n

\u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s two young t\u0430ckles scheduled to be its st\u0430rters this se\u0430son, \u0430nd both \u0430lre\u0430dy bring enough question m\u0430rks. Jones in \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430r h\u0430d \u0430 rough 2024 se\u0430son, getting benched e\u0430rly on. The Steelers might be better off bringing in \u0430 veter\u0430n \u0430s their \u0440rim\u0430ry b\u0430cku\u0440 \u0430t t\u0430ckle. Th\u0430t would give them \u0430 more trustworthy swing t\u0430ckle, \u0430nd \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430l mentor for F\u0430ut\u0430nu \u0430nd Jones.<\/p>\n

\u0440etit-Frere is \u0430n interesting c\u0430se \u0430nd might be worth kicking the tires on. However, while none of the rem\u0430ining free \u0430gent offensive t\u0430ckles \u0430re solid st\u0430rters, there could be better de\u0440th o\u0440tions th\u0430n \u0440etit-Frere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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