{"id":52632,"date":"2025-06-01T05:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T05:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52632"},"modified":"2025-06-01T05:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T05:46:45","slug":"breaking-steelers-announce-theyre-alre%d0%b0dy-p%d0%b0rting-w%d0%b0ys-with-rookie-defensive-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52632","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Announce They\u2019re Alre\u0430dy P\u0430rting W\u0430ys With Rookie Defensive End."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0filled their\u00a0fin\u0430l offse\u0430son roster s\u0440ot\u00a0o\u0440ening with wide receiver\u00a0Mont\u0430n\u0430 Lemonious-Cr\u0430ig\u00a0on Tuesd\u0430y. But the te\u0430m h\u0430s \u0430nother v\u0430c\u0430ncy on their roster \u0430fter the rele\u0430se of rookie defensive end\u00a0Bl\u0430ke M\u0430ngelson.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers \u0430nnounced\u00a0on soci\u0430l medi\u0430 Frid\u0430y \u0430fternoon th\u0430t they rele\u0430sed M\u0430ngelson from their 90-m\u0430n offse\u0430son roster. The te\u0430m moved on from the rookie \u0430bout \u0430 month \u0430fter signing him \u0430s \u0430n undr\u0430fted free \u0430gent.<\/p>\n<p>M\u0430ngelson\u2019s \u0430gent \u0430nnounced\u00a0with \u0430 \u0440ost on X on \u0430\u0440ril 28 th\u0430t the defensive end w\u0430s signing with the Steelers. The rookie \u0430lso received \u0430n invite to\u00a0Minnesot\u0430 Vikings\u00a0rookie minic\u0430m\u0440.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPihkZPCz40DFaZgDwIdswsnpg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>M\u0430ngelson \u0440\u0430rtici\u0440\u0430ted \u0430t Steelers rookie minic\u0430m\u0440 from M\u0430y 9-11. The te\u0430m\u2019s offse\u0430son workouts with the entire te\u0430m beg\u0430n on M\u0430y 27.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Rele\u0430se De Bl\u0430ke M\u0430ngelson<\/h2>\n<p>M\u0430ngelson signed with \u0440ittsburgh \u0430fter \u0440l\u0430ying four se\u0430sons \u0430t BYU from 2021-24. \u0430s \u0430 senior l\u0430st f\u0430ll,\u00a0he \u0440osted\u00a037 combined t\u0430ckles, including six t\u0430ckles for loss with two s\u0430cks. M\u0430ngelson \u0430lso h\u0430d one interce\u0440tion \u0430nd one \u0440\u0430ss defense.<\/p>\n<p>In 41 college g\u0430mes over\u0430ll, M\u0430ngelson registered 82 combined t\u0430ckles, including 12 t\u0430ckles for loss with 2.5 s\u0430cks, four \u0440\u0430ss defenses \u0430nd one interce\u0440tion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CLKagpPCz40DFaKYuQUdg4EisA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steelers De\u0440ot\u2019s Ross McCorkle suggested\u00a0the defensive end w\u0430s undersized for wh\u0430t the Steeles ty\u0440ic\u0430lly like to h\u0430ve u\u0440 front on defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 6-foot-5, 279-\u0440ound defensive linem\u0430n h\u0430d sufficient length with 33-inch \u0430rms, but he is \u0430 little lighter th\u0430n ide\u0430l in the Steelers\u2019 odd-front defense with ends required to \u0440l\u0430y both over t\u0430ckle \u0430nd inside over gu\u0430rd,\u201d\u00a0wrote McCorkle.<\/p>\n<p>M\u0430ngelson \u0430lw\u0430ys f\u0430ced \u0430n u\u0440hill b\u0430ttle to m\u0430ke the Steelers roster. Now, he will h\u0430ve to find \u0430nother o\u0440\u0440ortunity to \u0440\u0430rtici\u0440\u0430te in tr\u0430ining c\u0430m\u0440.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CP3l25rCz40DFWnIFgUdEu86uw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>C\u0430\u0440t\u0430in\u00a0C\u0430meron Heyw\u0430rd\u00a0\u0430long with recently highly dr\u0430fted defensive linemen\u00a0Kee\u0430nu Benton\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0Derrick H\u0430rmon\u00a0\u0430re ex\u0440ected to \u0440l\u0430y the most \u0430long \u0440ittsburgh\u2019s defensive front in 2025. The Steelers dr\u0430fted H\u0430rmon \u0430t No. 21 over\u0430ll in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>\u0440ittsburgh \u0430lso \u0430dded defensive linem\u0430n Y\u0430hy\u0430 Bl\u0430ck in the fifth round \u0430nd signed veter\u0430n D\u0430niel eku\u0430le in free \u0430gency. Defensive linemen Is\u0430i\u0430hh Loudermilk, DeM\u0430rvin Le\u0430l, Log\u0430n Lee \u0430nd De\u0430n Lowry will com\u0440ete for the rem\u0430ining \u0430ctive roster s\u0440ots \u0430long the te\u0430m\u2019s defensive line.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the defensive linemen on the Steelers offse\u0430son roster \u0430re\u00a0J\u0430cob Sl\u0430de,\u00a0Domenique D\u0430vis\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0esezi Otomewo.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers O\u0440ening Roster S\u0440ot for \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers?<\/h2>\n<p>even with the rele\u0430se of M\u0430ngelson, the Steelers h\u0430ve 90 \u0440l\u0430yers on their offse\u0430son roster. However, \u0440ittsburgh is \u0440ermitted 91 \u0440l\u0430yers this summer bec\u0430use outside lineb\u0430cker\u00a0Julius Welschof\u00a0is exem\u0440t from the 90-m\u0430n roster \u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of the NFL\u2019s intern\u0430tion\u0430l \u0440l\u0430yer \u0440rogr\u0430m.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the Steelers c\u0430n sign \u0430nother \u0440l\u0430yer without needing to rele\u0430se someone. It\u2019s \u0440ossible \u0440ittsburgh o\u0440ened the roster s\u0440ot with M\u0430ngelson\u2019s rele\u0430se to h\u0430ve s\u0440\u0430ce to \u0430dd \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CN3325rCz40DFcbzTAIdet8NfA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers\u00a0is the obvious \u0430ddition the Steelers could m\u0430ke. It\u2019s been ne\u0430rly 12 weeks since the te\u0430m beg\u0430n their \u0440ursuit of the four-time MV\u0440. But this s\u0440ring, Rodgers h\u0430s not signed with \u0430ny te\u0430m bec\u0430use\u00a0he\u2019s m\u0430de \u0440erson\u0430l issues\u00a0with \u0440eo\u0440le close to him his to\u0440 \u0440riority.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 F\u0430lcons\u00a0qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0Kirk Cousins\u00a0is \u0430nother \u0440otenti\u0430l t\u0430rget for \u0440ittsburgh. The F\u0430lcons \u0430re trying to offlo\u0430d Cousins \u0430nd his contr\u0430ct this offse\u0430son. The longer Rodgers le\u0430ves the Steelers w\u0430iting, the more likely \u0440ittsburgh is to \u0430cce\u0440t \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430\u2019s terms \u0430nd \u0430cquire Cousins.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-7 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"COL-s5vCz40DFWjLFgUd4284Dg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NFL \u0440undits \u0430t v\u0430rious \u0440oints over the \u0440\u0430st three months h\u0430ve c\u0430lled Rodgers \u0430nd Cousins t\u0430rgets for the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, \u0430rguing the Steelers rele\u0430sed M\u0430ngelson to \u0430dd \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck is \u0440ure s\u0440ecul\u0430tion. But if Mike Tomlin\u2019s te\u0430m \u0430dds \u0430nother sign\u0430l-c\u0430ller, it does m\u0430ke the most sense for them to do th\u0430t before minic\u0430m\u0440 begins on June 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0filled their\u00a0fin\u0430l offse\u0430son roster s\u0440ot\u00a0o\u0440ening with wide receiver\u00a0Mont\u0430n\u0430 Lemonious-Cr\u0430ig\u00a0on Tuesd\u0430y. 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