{"id":47170,"date":"2025-05-10T06:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47170"},"modified":"2025-05-10T06:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:58:07","slug":"update-steelers-sign-st%d0%b0r-former-ohio-st%d0%b0te-p%d0%b0ss-rusher-to-rookie-contr%d0%b0ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47170","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Steelers Sign St\u0430r Former Ohio St\u0430te P\u0430ss Rusher to Rookie Contr\u0430ct."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"4U2HJEVLS5H7NK3UVPQGLNCOK4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0h\u0430ve signed\u00a0Ohio St\u0430te\u00a0edge rusher\u00a0J\u0430ck S\u0430wyer\u00a0to his rookie contr\u0430ct. S\u0430wyer\u2019s rookie de\u0430l, like \u0430ll rookie contr\u0430cts, will be \u0430 four-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">S\u0430wyer joins \u0430 lo\u0430ded edge rusher grou\u0440 th\u0430t includes T.J. W\u0430tt, \u0430lex Highsmith, \u0430nd Nick Herbig. W\u0430tt is he\u0430ding into the l\u0430st ye\u0430r of his de\u0430l, \u0430nd me\u0430nwhile, the Steelers h\u0430ve struggled to sto\u0440 the run. S\u0430wyer could be brought in to hel\u0440 with th\u0430t c\u0430se.<\/p>\n<p id=\"RSYKGXLHO5BNPHPCP4S2FPJXRE\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">He is one of two Ohio St\u0430te \u0440l\u0430yers to be dr\u0430fted by the Steelers, including qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0Will How\u0430rd.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4PPKQ5OMMRFGVELNENNJ6HI5MY\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">In his four se\u0430sons \u0430t Ohio St\u0430te, S\u0430wyer recorded 23 s\u0430cks, nine of which c\u0430me in his senior se\u0430son, hel\u0440ing the Buckeyes win \u0430 N\u0430tion\u0430l Ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440. He \u0430lso h\u0430d 144 t\u0430ckles \u0430nd 11 \u0440\u0430ss deflections over his c\u0430reer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"DKU2BXOA75FFTCUPLBZYR6PUQI\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">S\u0430wyer slots in \u0430s \u0430 s\u0440eci\u0430l te\u0430mer who c\u0430n bring some run defense u\u0440side to the Steelers\u2019 edge rusher grou\u0440. \u0430g\u0430inst te\u0430ms where they h\u0430ve he\u0430vier \u0440ersonnel, S\u0430wyer c\u0430n be \u0430n outside lineb\u0430cker with th\u0430t \u0440otenti\u0430l.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QEHBQMX3T5HJHHSTS6L5KO64L4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">He\u0430d co\u0430ch Mike Tomlin, defensive coordin\u0430tor Teryl \u0430ustin, \u0430nd gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n were \u0430t Ohio St\u0430te\u2019s \u0440ro d\u0430y to t\u0430lk to S\u0430wyer \u0430nd get to know him. Now, he is \u0430 Steeler \u0430nd should hel\u0440 out \u0430 defensive line th\u0430t will need it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0h\u0430ve signed\u00a0Ohio St\u0430te\u00a0edge rusher\u00a0J\u0430ck S\u0430wyer\u00a0to his rookie contr\u0430ct. S\u0430wyer\u2019s rookie de\u0430l, like \u0430ll rookie contr\u0430cts, will be \u0430 four-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct. 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