Today the Steelers signed fullback Dwayne Wright, cutting rookie LB/DE/FB hybrid Demetrius Taylor. Wright has bounced around between Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia since he was drafted in 2007.
The Steelers must really have not been impressed with Taylor — or at least saw he had no future at fullback — to cut him on the third day of camp. Hopefully it ends up working out for him too. Maybe another team will give him a shot at a position he is more accustomed to.
While Wright is probably not a long term solution at FB (I’m still hoping for the huge guy wearing number 43 below), it will be nice to have a fullback with at least some experience on the roster for now.
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One of my favorite bits of news from camp so far was Frank Summers brief glimpse of stardom when he donned Troy Polamalu’s number 43 jersey yesterday. [Image from Steelers.com]
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Isaac Redman is supposed to be in much better shape this year. If Redman has a spectacular camp again this year, he has a chance to make the opening day roster. A lot depends on how confident the Steelers are with Jonathan Dwyer at the end of camp.
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