{"id":47464,"date":"2025-05-12T02:41:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T02:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47464"},"modified":"2025-05-12T02:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T02:41:27","slug":"breaking-steelers-sign-former-college-star-rb-after-rookie-minicamp-tryout-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47464","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Sign Former College Star RB After Rookie Minicamp Tryout: 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\/05\/GettyImages-2191092302.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2191092302.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2191092302.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2191092302.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Trey Sermon\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"459\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1202\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">FOX Sports&#8217; Jordan Schultz reported Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers signed running back Trey Sermon to a one-year contract.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rookie minicamp is an opportunity for NFL teams to see their first-year players on the field together for the first time. But it\u2019s also a chance for teams, such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, to try out veteran castoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran running back\u00a0Trey Sermon\u00a0made the most of his opportunity at Steelers rookie minicamp this weekend.\u00a0FOX Sports NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported\u00a0Sunday the Steelers signed Sermon to a 1-year contract following his tryout.<\/p>\n<p>Sermon played the past two seasons for the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts. During 2024, he ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 56 carries.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has also played for the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0and\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0in his NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>In college,\u00a0Sermon averaged\u00a06.5 yards per carry while playing three years for Oklahoma and another season for Ohio State. During the 2020 campaign, Sermon averaged 7.5 yards per rush while running for 870 yards and four touchdowns for the Buckeyes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Sign RB Trey Sermon: Report<\/h2>\n<p>Although he was never a 1,000-yard rusher in college, Sermon entered the NFL with considerable expectations. The 49ers drafted Sermon at No. 88 overall in the third round of\u00a0the 2021 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of pundits projected Sermon to be the next running back to experience success in Kyle Shanahan\u2019s offense. Under Shanahan, the 49ers have developed a lot of lesser-known backs. That is also something Shanahan\u2019s father, Mike, did with regularity while coaching the\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0and\u00a0Washington Redskins\u00a0in the 1990s and 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>Sermon, though, was part of a San Francisco backfield in 2021 that also featured\u00a0Raheem Mostert\u00a0and fellow rookie\u00a0Elijah Mitchell. Sermon received an opportunity to start in Weeks 3 and 4, but in the weeks that followed, he barely saw the field. He then suffered an ankle injury during Week 12 and\u00a0landed on injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers released Sermon on NFL roster cutdown day the following summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sermon joined the Eagles but only played in two games during 2022. The running back dressed for 31 games with the Colts the past two seasons, but most of his opportunities came as the result of injuries to other Indianapolis running backs.<\/p>\n<p>Sermon was efficient in a small sample with the Colts in 2023,\u00a0running for 4.6 yards per carry. Ironically, Sermon\u2019s best performance that season came against the Steelers when he ran for 88 yards during a Week 15 matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Sermon averaged a career-low 2.8 yards per rush.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers RB Depth With Sermon Addition<\/h2>\n<p>Similar to his tenure with the Colts, Sermon could receive an opportunity with the Steelers this season. However, he is entering a Pittsburgh running back room with a few other veterans.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers lost\u00a0Najee Harris\u00a0in NFL free agency but\u00a0re-signed\u00a0restricted free agent\u00a0Jaylen Warren. The team also added\u00a0Kenneth Gainwell\u00a0in March and still has veteran\u00a0Cordarrelle Patterson on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Then in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Steelers selected Iowa\u2019s\u00a0Kaleb Johnson\u00a0at No. 83 overall in the third round.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran running backs\u00a0Aaron Shampklin,\u00a0Jonathan Ward\u00a0and\u00a0Evan Hull\u00a0are also on Pittsburgh\u2019s offseason roster.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has a relationship with Patterson that dates back to 2021 with the\u00a0Atlanta Falcons. So, Sermon could have an uphill battle to earn a roster spot ahead of the fellow veteran.<\/p>\n<p>But Patterson was a bit of a disappointment during his first season with the Steelers. Trey Sermon could have the opportunity to earn a depth running back spot on Pittsburgh\u2019s roster if he performs well this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty FOX Sports&#8217; Jordan Schultz reported Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers signed running back Trey Sermon to a one-year contract. 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