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Safety Jaquan Brisker, who signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in March, is already making an impact in his hometown. Brisker held an event on Friday to clean up neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
“I want to Thank every volunteer who showed up today! I also, want to thank Allegheny Clear Ways for helping, @Mineos_Pizza, and Grandma Bs for catering food for volunteers! I mean it from the bottom of my heart. Thank You! It was an amazing turnout for the city. The community got better today and for the future,” Brisker wrote on X.
Brisker played at Gateway High School in Monroeville. He then spent his first two seasons at Lackawanna Community College before transferring to Penn State.
He became an All-American at PSU, then went in the second round (48th overall) of the 2022 draft to the Chicago Bears.
Over four seasons with the Bears, Brisker became a regular starter. But with his rookie contract up, Brisker wanted a chance at scenery, and picked his hometown.
“It’s going to be amazing,” Brisker told Steelers.com in March. “I love the fans. I love Terrible Towels. I love how passionate they are for the players, how they love Pittsburgh football just overall. And Renegade, the song you guys play. I love that. So, I can’t wait to turn the fans up.”
The Steelers signed Brisker to a one-year, $5.5 million deal over the offseason. He joined Penn Staters Joey Porter Jr., Pat Freiermuth and Daequan Hardy, who were already on the roster, and the Steelers later drafted former Penn State QB Drew Allar in the third round.
Brisker started all 17 games for the first time last season, ending with 93 tackles (52 solo), a sack, an interception and eight pass breakups. After missing 12 games with a vestibular concussion in 2024, Brisker led the Bears defense by playing 99.91% of defensive snaps. Pro Football Focus gave him a 60.4 overall defensive grade, which ranked 67th of 98 qualified safeties.
He had a better run defense grade of 73.7, which was 34th best at the position, and gave up a 118.1 passer rating when targeted (91.4 is the league average), per Pro Football Reference).
On Saturday, Brisker is holding his fourth annual free football camp at Gateway High School.
Joe Smeltzer contributed.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Safety Jaquan Brisker Makes Impact in Pittsburgh Community
