Behind the Steel Curtain
The Pittsburgh Steelers cut their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday afternoon, and made some difficult cuts along the way. However, the 31 other teams had to do the exact same thing. While the initial 53 man roster is nailed down around the league, there will be plenty of movement across the league over the next several days as teams try to get an advantage by picking up some of these recently cut players. Pittsburgh will certainly make several moves over the next few days to fill out its practice squad.
Several Steelers insiders believe that could come with the addition of 2024 third-round pick Malachi Corley.
“I wonder how the Steelers currently feel about Malachi Corley.” Mike DeFabo of The Athletic wrote on X. “Then, Rodgers reportedly pushed for the Jets to draft him. His versatility might intrigue Arthur Smith.”
DeFabo is not the only one to connect the dots to a potential signing. Andrew Filliponi of 93.7 The Fan also took to X on Tuesday night to connect Corley to Pittsburgh.
“There’s a ton of buzz out there that WR Malachi Corley will end up on the Steelers practice squad,” Filliponi said.
Much like DeFabo’s tweet, Filliponi mentioned the relationship with Aaron Rodgers and the undeniable fact that the Steelers were interested in Corley during the predraft process.
Corley was cut by the Jets after just one season with the team. The wideout was wildly productive at Western Michigan, especially in creating yards after the catch, but he only recorded 16 receiving yards and 26 rushing yards during his rookie season with New York.
Rodgers has been known to bring receivers he is familiar with to different teams. He did so with both Allen Lazard and Davante Adams in New York, and Corley could be the latest example.
“Malachi was my favorite receiver in the draft,” Rodgers said in an interview after Corley was selected by the Jets in the 2024 draft.
With the Steelers’ first regular-season game against the New York Jets just over a week away, we could potentially see multiple Jets offensive players from 2024 trying to take down their former team.
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