Genard Avery is heading about five hours west. The former Eagles linebacker is signing with the Steelers, tweets SiriusXM’s Adam Caplan. It’s a one-year deal for Avery. The player confirmed the signing on Twitter.
Avery spent the past two-plus seasons with the Eagles, including a 2021 campaign where he started a career-high 12 games while collecting 43 tackles, one sack, and a pair of QB hits. He had another two sacks in his previous 20 games with the organization.
The linebacker started his career with the Browns, and he showed up during his rookie campaign by collecting 4.5 sacks. He found himself with a reduced role in 2019 before getting traded to Philly for a fourth-round pick.
In Pittsburgh, Avery will likely compete with Derrek Tuszka to be the primary backups to T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith.
I have no idea what to make of this depth signing. Still questions on S-line—are Tuitt and Alualu done—and a porous secondary, with a couple good players like Matthieu and Gilmore out there.
It’s been a fantastic off season, but money spent on depth, Maulet and Chuks have to make you wonder if this is it
it means their draft picks don’t need to be spent on a pass rusher
steelers need help at DT, S, WR, RB & OL in the draft with QB also viable option. every draft pick will be crucial to depth and move the needle on contending in 22
no point in developing even a 5th round pick at OLB when TJ and Alex will be holding it down for the next decade
He sounds like a 3-4 OLB, which might not have fit well in Browns 4-3