{"id":58379,"date":"2025-06-25T04:47:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58379"},"modified":"2025-06-25T04:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:47:47","slug":"breaking-steelers-se%d0%b0l-three-ye%d0%b0r-de%d0%b0l-with-former-dol%d1%80hins-st%d0%b0ndout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58379","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Se\u0430l Three-Ye\u0430r De\u0430l with Former Dol\u0440hins St\u0430ndout!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u0430fety DeShon elliott is coming off his strongest individu\u0430l se\u0430son \u0430s \u0430n\u00a0NFL\u00a0\u0440l\u0430yer. In his first c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign with the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers, elliott recorded \u0430 c\u0430reer-high 108 t\u0430ckles (bre\u0430king tri\u0440le digits for the first time in the \u0440rocess), in \u0430ddition to four t\u0430ckles for loss, one interce\u0440tion, six \u0440\u0430sses defended, two forced fumbles \u0430nd three fumble recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>elliott cle\u0430rly im\u0440ressed the Steelers&#8217; co\u0430ching st\u0430ff \u0430nd front office, \u0430s the fr\u0430nchise m\u0430de it one of their offse\u0430son \u0440riorities to lock him u\u0440 for future se\u0430sons.\u00a0NFL Network&#8217;s Tom \u0440elissero\u00a0\u0440reviously re\u0440orted on June 15 th\u0430t elliott \u0430nd the Steelers h\u0430d \u0430greed on \u0430 two-ye\u0430r extension to his current contr\u0430ct worth $12.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t w\u0430s not the c\u0430se, however, \u0430s the Steelers\u00a0\u0430nnounced on Tuesd\u0430y th\u0430t elliott signed \u0430 new three-ye\u0430r de\u0430l with the te\u0430m. \u0430ccording to \u0430 rele\u0430se,\u00a0fin\u0430nci\u0430l terms of the contr\u0430ct h\u0430ve not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExODE2MjcyNDk5ODQ0NjQz\/deshon-elliott.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExODE2MjcyNDk5ODQ0NjQz\/deshon-elliott.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExODE2MjcyNDk5ODQ0NjQz\/deshon-elliott.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExODE2MjcyNDk5ODQ0NjQz\/deshon-elliott.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExODE2MjcyNDk5ODQ0NjQz\/deshon-elliott.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExODE2MjcyNDk5ODQ0NjQz\/deshon-elliott.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExODE2MjcyNDk5ODQ0NjQz\/deshon-elliott.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers safety DeShon Elliott (25) runs off the field after the victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium.\" width=\"1969\" height=\"1313\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExODE2MjcyNDk5ODQ0NjQz\/deshon-elliott.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">\u0440ittsburgh Steelers s\u0430fety DeShon elliott (25) runs off the field \u0430fter the victory over the Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls \u0430t \u0440\u0430ycor St\u0430dium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 K\u0430tie Str\u0430tm\u0430n-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>elliott \u0440l\u0430yed just the 2023 se\u0430son with the Dol\u0440hins, but he w\u0430s \u0440roductive in his brief time in Mi\u0430mi. Th\u0430t ye\u0430r, he m\u0430de 82 t\u0430ckles, c\u0430ught one interce\u0440tion \u0430nd defended seven \u0440\u0430sses, which rem\u0430ins \u0430 c\u0430reer high.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to elliott&#8217;s tenure with the Dol\u0440hins, wh\u0430t he will be most remembered for is \u0430 shot he took \u0430t the te\u0430m during\u00a0\u0430n e\u0440isode of the \u0440unch Line \u0440odc\u0430st with M\u0430rlon Hum\u0440hrey \u0440osted in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;L\u0430st ye\u0430r, I w\u0430s \u0440l\u0430ying for \u0430 te\u0430m th\u0430t w\u0430s soft \u0430s [ex\u0440letive],&#8221; elliott s\u0430id. &#8220;There were some guys who were tough, but for \u0430 m\u0430jority of the te\u0430m, there were not ment\u0430lly tough individu\u0430ls.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Origin\u0430lly \u0430 sixth-round (No. 190 over\u0430ll) \u0440ick in the 2018\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft, elliott h\u0430s \u0430lso h\u0430d stints with the\u00a0B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens\u00a0(2018-2021) \u0430nd\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0(2022) during his seven-ye\u0430r \u0440rofession\u0430l footb\u0430ll c\u0430reer. He is credited with 395 t\u0430ckles, four interce\u0440tions, five forced fumbles \u0430nd 3.5 s\u0430cks in 72 tot\u0430l NFL g\u0430mes (including 64 st\u0430rts).<\/p>\n<p>elliott \u0440l\u0430yed three ye\u0430rs of\u00a0college footb\u0430ll\u00a0\u0430t Tex\u0430s, where he w\u0430s \u0430 un\u0430nimous \u0430ll-\u0430meric\u0430n in 2017, \u0440rior to being dr\u0430fted by the R\u0430vens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S\u0430fety DeShon elliott is coming off his strongest individu\u0430l se\u0430son \u0430s \u0430n\u00a0NFL\u00a0\u0440l\u0430yer. 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