Trai Turner is set to reunite with his former head coach. The Commanders are signing the veteran guard to a one-year, $3MM deal (Twitter link via ESPN’s Adam Schefter). 
Turner, 28, began his career under Ron Rivera in Carolina. He started nine of 13 games in 2014, his rookie season. That set the stage for him to occupy the right guard spot full-time throughout the remaining five years he spent with the Panthers. Over that stretch, he established himself as one of the best interior linemen in the league, being selected to five consecutive Pro Bowls.
In March 2020, though, Turner was traded to the Chargers in exchange for Russell Okung. That started a short-lived and disappointing tenure in Los Angeles, which was marred by injuries limiting him to nine games. Unable to find a trade partner willing to take on a cap hit over $11MM, the Chargers released him last offseason.
On the move for the second time in his career, the LSU alum joined the Steelers a few months later. He signed an identical deal with Pittsburgh to what he is signing now with Washington. Turner started all 17 games on a re-vamped Steelers offensive front, earning a 69.4 PFF grade. While that came up short of his ratings during his Carolina days, it ranked 31st in the league amongst qualified guards, which should make him at least a serviceable addition to the team’s offense.
good personality to have around. reliable started all 17 games. only cost his team 20 yards in penalties all season..
will NOT commit penalties and be one of those “invisible men” up front that you like to (not) see.
Can help a little against the pass rush and finding his assignments.
HOWEVER,,
did not see him move a single body in the run game all season tho.
the steelers had no option but to run behind their only veteran , and it was not pretty.
overall he serves a replacement level purpose for a team in need.. probably his last season tho
that picture is absurd btw.
Nice signing. Good experienced guard at a reasonable price for one year.
He caught a lot of flak from Steeler fans last year, only some of which was deserved. He wasn’t the greatest, especially in the run game. But he wasn’t bad either, he got better as the season wore on (like the OL as a whole), and all in all he usually wasn’t the weakest link out there. He also seemed to take very seriously the idea of being a veteran leader, especially for rookies Green and Moore on the line. All in all for the price he was a decent enough player, but I think the Steelers have improved over Turner. I still wish him well in Washington.
I thought the spitting incident really ticked off a lot of fans and likely coaches, as well. I get it. It’s a man’s game, he had to stand up for himself, yadda yadda but jeez, what a stupid penalty and ejection
Funny, from the picture he looks neither capable of playing:
SS for the Dodgers or WR for the Raiders.