{"id":44827,"date":"2025-04-29T02:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44827"},"modified":"2025-04-29T02:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:06:05","slug":"breaking-steelers-sign-super-bowl-champion-playmaker-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44827","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Sign Super Bowl Champion Playmaker: Report.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2194596788.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2194596788.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2194596788.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2194596788.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Robert Woods\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"449\" data-img-load-time=\"936\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport reported the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran wide receiver Robert Woods on Monday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0already added one veteran receiver this offseason. On Monday, the team added another with\u00a0Robert Woods.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport reported\u00a0Monday the Steelers signed Woods to a one-year, $2 million deal. Most recently, Woods played two seasons for the\u00a0Houston Texans from 2023-24.<\/p>\n<div id=\"2e60d1b7baaa9a5ea8c6ee436647957d\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-twitter-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1916974414589030731\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdmholcomb&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1916974414589030731&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fpittsburgh-steelers%2Frobert-woods-nfl-free-agency-news%2F&amp;sessionId=05e8ea99a51a99a2e269694e3daff0f1eba827d8&amp;siteScreenName=heavyonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1916974414589030731\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the 2024 campaign,\u00a0Woods posted 20 receptions for 203 yards in 15 games. The 33-year-old had 426 receiving yards in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Woods has also played for the\u00a0Buffalo Bills,\u00a0Los Angeles Rams\u00a0and\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u00a0during his 12-year NFL career.\u00a0He posted\u00a045 catches, 556 receiving yards and four touchdowns with the Super Bowl champion Rams in the 2021 regular season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Sign Veteran WR Robert Woods<\/h2>\n<p>For the third straight offseason, the Steelers are adding a veteran receiver who previously played on Sean McVay\u2019s Rams offense.<\/p>\n<p>Adding Woods gives the Steelers another veteran option both on the outside and in the slot.\u00a0Woods played a little more than a quarter of his offensive snaps last season in the slot for the Texans.<\/p>\n<p>He will likely serve as a replacement for\u00a0Van Jefferson\u00a0in Pittsburgh\u2019s offense. Jefferson also played for the Rams and won the Super Bowl with the team in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Jefferson played one season in Pittsburgh. In a perfect world last year, Jefferson would have played more sparingly, and likely, more often in the slot. But Jefferson started 12 games for the Steelers in 2024 after the team failed to deliver a blockbuster move at receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Before the 2023 season, the Steelers acquired former Pro Bowl wideout\u00a0Allen Robinson\u00a0from the Rams. While he made an impact as a blocker and contributed a little to the passing game, Robinson didn\u2019t justify his big cap hit entering the 2024 season. The Steelers released him last year.<\/p>\n<p>Woods began his career as a second-round pick for the Bills during\u00a0the 2013 NFL Draft. He played four years for Buffalo and then spent five seasons with the Rams before his tour through two teams in the AFC South.<\/p>\n<p>Woods posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with the Rams in 2018 and 2019. That was McVay\u2019s second and third season in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Over 12 seasons,\u00a0Woods has posted\u00a0683 catches, 8,233 receiving yards and 38 touchdowns in 171 games.<\/p>\n<p>While Woods could replace Jefferson, he will face stiffer competition for playing time. 2024 third-round pick\u00a0Roman Wilson\u00a0should return healthy, and the Steelers traded for\u00a0D.K. Metcalf\u00a0in March.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers WR Depth Entering Offseason Workouts<\/h2>\n<p>General manager Omar Khan appears to be solidifying the team\u2019s receiver depth heading into offseason workouts.<\/p>\n<p>Although\u00a0trade rumors have swirled\u00a0around\u00a0George Pickens\u00a0this offseason, he is set to start opposite Metcalf in 2025. The addition of Woods shouldn\u2019t change that plan.<\/p>\n<p>Calvin Austin III, who experienced a breakout 2024 campaign, is the front runner for the majority of snaps in the slot for Pittsburgh\u2019s offense. Woods and Wilson will likely compete with Austin for that role.<\/p>\n<p>Woods, though, also has the ability to play outside. That\u2019s where he\u2019s lined up most of the time in his NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>Behind those five receivers, the Steelers also have veterans\u00a0Scotty Miller\u00a0and\u00a0Ben Skowronek. But like in 2024, those two receivers are likely to play a much bigger role on special teams.<\/p>\n<p>In all likelihood, the Steelers were waiting until after the 2025 NFL Draft to add Woods.\u00a0Steelers Depot\u2019s Alex Kozora wrote\u00a0Monday that with the signing occurring now, the team \u201ccan\u2019t be \u2018penalized\u2019 by having Robert Woods sign on the comp formula docket.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport reported the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran wide receiver Robert Woods on Monday. The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0already added one veteran receiver this offseason. 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