Pittsburgh Steelers kick off their 2025 free-agency expected signings by continuing the trend of poaching former Ravens
This time last year, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed two former Baltimore Ravens who played starting roles. That would be safety DeShon Elliott and the highest-paid free agent acquisition in franchise history, Patrick Queen. Well, now they have another Baltimore defender set to put on a different shade of black. Steelers agree to terms on two-year, […]
This time last year, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed two former Baltimore Ravens who played starting roles.
That would be safety DeShon Elliott and the highest-paid free agent acquisition in franchise history, Patrick Queen.
Well, now they have another Baltimore defender set to put on a different shade of black.
Steelers agree to terms on two-year, $10m deal with Malik Harrison
Linebacker Malik Harrison to the Steelers on a two-year, $10 million deal, per me and Mike Garafolo Deal negotiated by Milk and Honey Sports.
-Tom Pelissero, NFL Media
Harrison is unlikely to compete for starting snaps given the roles of Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson, and the return of Cole Holcomb. What this move likely signals, is that LB Elandon Roberts, a player who is very similar to Harrison but more seasoned in his career and on an expiring contract, is likely on his way out.
At 6-3 and 255 lbs, Malik Harrison played the overwhelming majority of his snaps on run downs. In the Steelers 3-ILB rotation, PQ plays 100% of downs. Payton Wilson is subpackage/ pass situation ILB who will continue to get more over time. Harrison probably fills Elandon Roberts role.
-Mike DeFabo, The Athletic via Twitter-X
At the very worst, you have a stable special teams player who fills in nicely on run downs and can make way as a spot starter if a deep inside linebacking corps takes a hit at any point in the season.
We will await the full contract details, but the Steelers and Omar Khan probably didn't give a ton of guaranteed money and the deal is likely to be a true one-year deal when analyzing the way the Steelers have done contracts in the past.
