Pittsburgh Steelers 2025 Transactions Tracker
A disastrous end to the 2024 season has led to an important 2025 offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as general manager Omar Khan and head coach Mike Tomlin attempt to reverse the five-game slide that the Steelers ended last season. Here, we’ll track all of the Steelers transactions in the 2025 offseason and into the regular season.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2025 TRANSACTIONS
• Jan. 21 DB Cameron McCutcheon signed to future contract.
The Steelers signed defensive back Cameron McCutcheon to a future contract for the 2025 season. McCutcheon spent the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. He fits the “Avatar” mold that the Steelers look for in cornerbacks as he stands a 6-foot-1 with 33-inch arms.
• Jan. 20 RB Jonathan Ward signed to future contract.
The Steelers re-signed veteran running back Jonathan Ward to a future contract for the 2025 season. Ward joined the Steelers last offseason after a tryout at the team’s rookie minicamp. He spent time on both the practice squad and active roster in 2024 as he totaled five carries for 22 yards in four appearances.
• Jan. 17 WR Quez Watkins signed contract with Arizona Cardinals.
The Arizona Cardinals signed wide receiver Quez Watkins to a contract for the 2025 season after one year with the Steelers. Watkins spent the entire 2024 season on the Steelers practice squad after not making the 53-man roster due to struggles during the preseason.
• Jan. 14 RB Aaron Shampklin signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed running back Aaron Shampklin to a future contract for the 2025 season. Shampklin was on the Steelers’ active roster for three games in 2024 as he recorded six carries for 17 yards.
• Jan. 14 DB D’Shawn Jamison signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed wide receiver D’Shawn Jamison to a future contract for the 2025 season. Jamison went undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft before spending his rookie season on the Carolina Panthers practice squad. The Steelers signed him to their practice squad last season.
• Jan. 14 DT Domenique Davis signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed defensive tackle Domenique Davis to a future contract for the 2025 season. The Steelers signed Davis to the team’s practice squad on Nov. 5 but released him a month later. Davis has three career tackles as he appeared in two games for the Cincinnati Bengals since 2022.
• Jan. 14 WR Brandon Johnson signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed wide receiver Brandon Johnson to a future contract for the 2025 season. Johnson was on the active roster for three games in 2024 and recorded just one catch for nine yards.
• Jan. 14 LB Devin Harper signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed inside linebacker Devin Harper to a future contract for the 2025 season. Harper was a sixth-round draft choice of the Dallas Cowboys in 2022. He appeared in six games for the Cowboys before being released in 2023. He was claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals and appeared in six games for them in 2023.
• Jan. 14 OT Dylan Cook signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed offensive lineman Dylan Cook to a future contract for the 2025 season. Cook was expected to make the 53-man roster in 2024 as the swing tackle but a preseason injury sidelined him for a majority of the season.
• Jan. 14 DB Kyler McMichael signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed defensive back Kyler McMichael to a future contract for the 2025 season. The 6-foot-3 defensive back signed with the Steelers last offseason but was released as part of the team’s final roster cuts in August.
• Jan. 14 LB Julius Welschof signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed linebacker Julius Welschof to a future contract for the 2025 season. The Steelers originally signed the 27-year-old German product last offseason. Welschof recorded four tackles and three sacks in last year’s preseason.
• Jan. 14 WR Lance McCutcheon signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed wide receiver Lance McCutcheon to a future contract for the 2025 season. The Steelers signed McCutcheon to their practice squad last October but released him less than a month later.
• Jan. 14 DT Jacob Slade signed to future contact.
The Steelers re-signed defensive tackle Jacob Slade to a future contract for the 2025 season. Slade signed with the Steelers last offseason after multiple stints on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.
• Jan. 14 LB Eku Leota signed to future contact.
The Steelers signed former Carolina Panther linebacker Eku Leota to a future contract for the 2025 season. Leota appeared in 10 games and recorded one start during his two-year stint in Carolina.
• Jan. 14 OG Steven Jones signed to future contact.
The Steelers signed former Jacksonville Jaguars guard Steven Jones to a future contract for the 2025 season. The 342-pound Jones spent his rookie season on the Jaguars practice squad without playing in a game.
• Jan. 14 OLB Thomas Rush signed to future contract.
The Steelers signed former Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Thomas Rush to a future contract for the 2025 season. Rush spent the last two seasons on the Titans practice squad without playing in a game.
• Jan. 14 RB Evan Hull signed to future contract.
The Steelers signed former Indianapolis Colts running back Evan Hull to a future contract for the 2025 season. Hull was the Colts’ fifth-round pick out of Northwestern in the 2023 NFL Draft. He has just one rush attempt for one yard in his career.
• Jan. 14 DB Joshuah Bledsoe signed to future contract.
The Steelers signed former New England Patriots defensive back Joshuah Bledsoe to a future contract for the 2025 season. Bledsoe was a 2021 sixth-round pick by the Patriots that played in four games over four seasons.
• Jan. 14 QB Skylar Thompson signed to future contract.
The Steelers signed former Miami Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson to a future contract for the 2025 season. Thompson was a 2022 seventh-round draft pick out of Kansas State that started four games over the last three seasons for the Dolphins.
• Jan. 13 OL Doug Nester re-signed to future contract.
The Steelers re-signed offensive lineman Doug Nester to a future contract for the 2025 season. The West Virginia alum spent the entire 2024 season on the Steelers practice squad without playing in a game.
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