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Steelers Expected to Sign former Raiders S Curtis Riley

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The Steelers are expected to sign safety Curtis Riley, according to a report by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Rapoport said that Riley took a physical with the team on Thursday. Riley was not on the NFL transaction report for Thursday.

A 28-year-old native of White Plains, New York, Riley spent the 2019 season with the Oakland Raiders. The 6-foot, 190-pound free safety appeared in all 16 games for Oakland and started three, making 34 tackles, two for a loss, one forced fumble and one pass defended.

Entering his sixth season out of Fresno State, Riley was with the New York Giants in 2018, starting all 16 games and intercepting four passes. Before that, he was with Tennessee from 2015-17 after signing with the Titans as an undrafted free agent.

In his five-year career, Riley has played in 43 games and made 19 starts. He’s recorded 121 tackles, two for a loss, five interceptions, eight passes defended and a forced fumble.

He’ll be joining a Steelers defensive backfield that is searching for improved depth behind starters Minkah Fitzpatrick and Terrell Edmunds. The Steelers return backups Marcus Allen and Jordan Dangerfield and also drafted Maryland’s Antoine Brooks Jr. in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

They have a roster spot open after placing second-year cornerback Justin Layne on the COVID-19 Reserve List on Wednesday.