{"id":1647,"date":"2024-09-18T08:06:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2024-09-18T08:06:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T08:06:59","slug":"steelers-reunite-with-4-year-contributor-cousin-of-rival-qb-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=1647","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Reunite With 4-Year Contributor, Cousin of Rival QB: Report.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/James-Pierre-e1726602746211.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/James-Pierre-e1726602746211.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/James-Pierre-e1726602746211.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/James-Pierre-e1726602746211.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Steelers sign James Pierre.\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"663\" data-dom-ready-time=\"679\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed cornerback James Pierre to a practice squad deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0have reunited with another former player that should be helpful on special teams, signing cornerback\u00a0James Pierre\u00a0to the practice squad \u2014\u00a0per his agent Toney Scott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcited for him to contribute heavily on special teams and take the field soon,\u201d Scott added in the post.<\/p>\n<p>Pierre spent his first four\u00a0NFL\u00a0seasons in Pittsburgh, entering the organization as an undrafted free agent out of Florida Atlantic in 2020. He\u00a0appeared in 68 games (including playoffs) for the Steelers over that four-year span, logging 936 snaps on special teams and another 727 on defense.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Pierre is also the cousin of\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0superstar quarterback and reigning NFL MVP\u00a0Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>After the news, Steelers Depot writer\u00a0Alex Kozora called the Pierre reunion\u00a0a \u201csolid move\u201d on X. Explaining that it \u201cmakes sense\u201d with wide receiver\/special teamer\u00a0Ben Skowronek\u00a0picking up a shoulder injury in Week 2 and cornerback\/special teamer\u00a0Darius Rush struggling early on as a gunner.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Lose Core Special Teamer to Injured Reserve, Announce 3 More Roster Moves<\/h2>\n<p>Kozora was on the right track with his initial hunch, but a later announcement on September 17 added to the urgency of Pierre\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have placed LB\u00a0Tyler Matakevich\u00a0on the Reserve\/Injured List,\u201d the\u00a0Steelers revealed\u00a0on X. Confirming that Pierre had signed to the practice squad alongside defensive back\u00a0D\u2019Shawn Jamison.<\/p>\n<p>The latter is another undrafted prospect that began his professional career in 2023. He has spent some time inside of the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0and\u00a0Carolina Panthers\u2019\u00a0organizations and played college ball\u00a0with the Texas Longhorns.<\/p>\n<p>Jamison\u00a0appeared in 15 games\u00a0with the Panthers as a rookie, logging 155 snaps on special teams and 107 on defense. He registered 10 total tackles and 1 pass defense during his tenure in Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>As for Matakevich, his presence should be sorely missed on special teams. During the first two weeks of the season, the veteran linebacker contributed 36 special teams snaps according\u00a0to Pro Football Focus and was credited with a 77.4 ST grade and two ST tackles.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers also released defensive back\u00a0Zyon Gilbert\u00a0and wide receiver\u00a0Shaquan Davis\u00a0from the practice squad to make room for Pierre and Jamison.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Highlights Cory Trice Jr. for Early Development in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>While\u00a0addressing the media\u00a0on September 17, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shouted out cornerback\u00a0Cory Trice Jr.\u00a0after his key interception against the\u00a0Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCory Trice is somebody to speak of that\u2019s been through a lot,\u201d Tomlin said on Tuesday afternoon. \u201cSecond-year player but second [NFL] football game, having lost his rookie season due to a major injury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers HC went on to call Trice\u2019s takeaway \u201cas significant a play as there was\u201d in the entire Week 2 outing.<\/p>\n<p>A seventh-round selection last year, Trice was no guarantee to make the initial 53-man roster this summer after working his way back from the second torn ACL of his playing career. Although he had\u00a0impressed out of the gates\u00a0during his inaugural training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers Now reporter\u00a0Adam Borst detailed Trice\u2019s injury history on September 5 of 2023, which helps explains what Tomlin means when he says the young CB has \u201cbeen through a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Trice\u2019s official medical examinations were never officially released, it is public knowledge that he had a history of leg injuries prior to the Steelers drafting him,\u201d Borst wrote at the time. \u201cTrice broke his ankle during his senior year of high school and while at Purdue, Trice suffered a high ankle sprain and then tore his ACL during that same season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s great to see Trice having some success in 2024 after overcoming so many injury setbacks throughout his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyThe Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed cornerback James Pierre to a practice squad deal. 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