{"id":49115,"date":"2025-05-18T03:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T03:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49115"},"modified":"2025-05-18T03:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T03:47:59","slug":"breaking-long-time-rival-lineman-delivers-strong-message-to-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49115","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Long-Time Rival Lineman Delivers Strong Message to Steelers.."},"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-1437757122.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-1437757122.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1437757122.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1437757122.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Lawrence Guy\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"348\" data-dom-ready-time=\"395\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Veteran defensive tackle Lawrence Guy said on NFL Network that he would like to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Veteran defensive lineman\u00a0Lawrence Guy\u00a0has arguably played for the three biggest\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0rivals of the 21st Century.<\/p>\n<p>But on Friday, Guy said during an appearance on NFL Network\u2019s\u00a0<em>Good Morning, Football\u00a0<\/em>that he would welcome playing for the Steelers in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a defensive guy. I need to go on defensive teams,\u201d\u00a0Guy said. \u201cI understand there\u2019s a lot of things up in the air, but I would do it; I would go to Pittsburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guy said that despite playing at least parts of the last 11 seasons with the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens,\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0and\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Veteran DL Lawrence Guy Sends Message to Steelers<\/h2>\n<p>Guy is a 35-year-old free agent who has been unsigned since November. So, it\u2019s not super surprising that he was clamoring for any team to sign him. That would allow him to continue his football career.<\/p>\n<p>But Guy\u2019s remarks on the Steelers were still noteworthy because he\u2019s spent the last decade on teams that generally despise Pittsburgh\u2019s football squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the organization,\u201d\u00a0he said. \u201cI know I played for the Ravens, I get the rivalry; I love the black and blue game, I was part of the black and blue game. It is what it is. This team is know for defense.<\/p>\n<p>Guy continued to rave about the rich Steelers defensive history. The veteran defensive lineman also sees himself as a great fit next to\u00a0Cameron Heyward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been stars after stars after stars. You name it, they\u2019ve played it,\u201d\u00a0said Guy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, with me on there? I know we\u2019re two old people, me and Cam, we all know we\u2019re both old \u2026 This is what I\u2019m talking about. When you got a defensive state of mind, you need to go to a defensive team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this is what they\u2019ve always been know for is defense and dominance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0drafted Guy in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. That was the same year Heyward went to the Steelers at No. 31 overall in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Guy never played\u00a0for the Packers but joined the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts\u00a0during his second season. He appeared in 11 games for the Colts and then joined the then\u00a0San Diego Chargers\u00a0during the 2013 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Halfway through 2014, Guy signed with the Ravens after the Chargers waived him.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he\u2019s only played for Steelers rivals.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Could the Steelers Target Guy?<\/h2>\n<p>Guy\u2019s best statistical season came in 2015 when\u00a0he posted\u00a04.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss and 10 quarterback hits with Baltimore. In 2017, Guy joined the Patriots. He played seven seasons for New England, starting 15 games in 2018 when the team won its most recent Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>After starting 103 games for New England from 2017-23, Guy played 2024 with the Bengals. In four games, he posted two tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Guy has experienced an incredible career for a seventh-round pick. But judging by the fact he only played four games for one of the worst defensive teams in the league last season, it\u2019s not clear how much Guy could offer the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>A couple years ago, the Steelers probably would have welcomed Guy with open arms. But in two of the last three drafts, Pittsburgh added\u00a0Keeanu Benton\u00a0and\u00a0Derrick Harmon\u00a0in the first two rounds.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers also selected defensive linemen such as\u00a0Yahya Black\u00a0and\u00a0Logan Lee on Day 3 of recent drafts.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say adding Guy would be a bad move for the Steelers to make. But the team has other far more pressing offseason needs than signing a 35-year-old defensive lineman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Veteran defensive tackle Lawrence Guy said on NFL Network that he would like to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. 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