Just mere hours away from the start of the free agency tampering period, the Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of work to do in their pursuit to improve the roster.
The Baltimore Ravens could be in the market for a safety this offseason, and now a familiar face could be available. The Pittsburgh Steelers have released safety Keanu Neal with a failed physical designation the team announced on Thursday.
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced they released a veteran safety following a failed physical.
The Pittsburgh Steelers got some extra salary cap wiggle room with the release of strong safety Keanu Neal on Thursday, but not enough that it appears to be the primary motivator for the move.
The Pittsburgh Steelers front office hasn't been playing around during the 2024 offseason, as Omar Khan and company just released their fifth player in Keanu Neal since the 2023 season ended.
He joined the team on a two-year deal last March, and he represented a potential Terrell Edmunds replacement. Indeed, the 28-year-old started eight of his nine appearances in Pittsburgh, recording 50 tackles and one interception.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have released strong safety Keanu Neal with a failed physical designation, the team announced on Thursday. Neal, 28, had one season remaining on his Steelers contract.
Veteran NFL safety Keanu Neal was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday afternoon, according to the team’s official website. A Steelers release noted that Neal failed a physical and that’s why he was being let go.
According to Brooke Pryor, the Steelers released S Keanu Neal on Thursday with a failed physical designation. Pittsburgh confirmed the news. Releasing Neal creates $2,250,000 in cap space and $460,000 in dead money. Neal, 28, is a former first-round pick of the Falcons back in 2016.
The Bengals and Steelers are officially out of contention to win the AFC North, but the Browns still have a chance to surpass the Ravens and they'll get even closer this week. Here are our predictions for Week 16.
Steelers safety Keanu Neal remains sidelined with a rib injury he suffered against the Green Bay Packers over a month ago. This was the first week Neal could have returned from injured reserve, but Mike Tomlin said on Monday that there would be no update on Neal and his condition.
The Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) have released their Wednesday injury report ahead of the Week 12 road matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals (5-5) this Sunday.
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are signing two-time Super Bowl Champion defensive back Eric Rowe to their practice squad, he said to Steelers Now on Monday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers put two more defenders on injured reserve this week, losing linebacker Kwon Alexander for the season and safety Keanu Neal from the depth chart for at least the next two weeks.
Kenny Pickett and the Steelers offense likely are welcoming back Pat Freiermuth with appreciative arms. On Saturday, Pittsburgh activated the tight end to the active roster.
The Steelers officially announced Freiermuth’s activation Saturday, along with a number of other transactions.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed safety Keanu Neal on injured reserve with a rib injury, the team announced on Saturday. This move comes as a surprise, as defensive coordinator Teryl Austin indicated Neal as a potential game-time decision earlier in the week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday were on the wrong end of what may have been the worst roughing the passer call of the season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were fortunate to have stability at the safety position over the past four seasons in Minkah Fitzpatrick and Terrell Edmunds. With Edmunds opting to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason, the Steelers will likely call upon multiple players to fill his role.
The Steelers have completely rebuilt their inside linebacker room this offseason with four new players now added to the group. But one thing is still missing, and a veteran safety could be Pittsburgh's answer.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers defender Keanu Neal is very comfortable playing in the box. In fact, that might be the place where he’s best suited to helping the team’s defense since signing with Pittsburgh as a free agent this offseason.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have certainly been busy this offseason by any standards, but certainly when compared to those in Pittsburgh's past. They were
The Steelers signed versatile defender Keanu Neal to a two-year contract on Thursday. With experience playing at both safety and linebacker, what will his role be in Pittsburgh?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have found their replacement for longtime starting safety Terrell Edmunds.
Neal heads back to the NFC South and back to his original position.
The former first-round pick is listed at 6-foot-1 and 216 pounds. This year, he plans on bulking up a bit and playing around 222 lbs in the fall. It’ll be an adjustment, but old pal Dan Quinn is confident that he can make it work.
On the one hand, Keanu Neal sounds like he's got this "Dallas Cowboys role'' thing nailed down. "Typical linebacker stuff,'' says the NFL vet, who comes over from the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent converting to safety.
We already knew that former Atlanta Falcons coaches Dan Quinn and Joe Whitt Jr., now running the Dallas defense, are working in an instrumental way to use NFL free agency to build the Cowboys defense.
He joins former Falcons head coach Dan Quinn, who is now the Cowboys defensive coordinator, in Dallas.
A host of teams showed interest in former Falcons first-round pick Keanu Neal, but the veteran safety appears to be down to two finalists: Cowboys and Jets
Considering Quinn’s previous history with the player and a long drought of serviceable play by its secondary, Dallas has become an ideal landing spot for a former first-round draft pick and Pro Bowl safety.
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