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A couple of former Pittsburgh Steelers could soon have a new home.
A pair of former Pittsburgh Steelers could soon be on the move. The Tennessee Titans recently worked out former Steelers wide receiver Lance McCutcheon and kicker Matthew Wright, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2.
McCutcheon, 26, spent the past two seasons in Pittsburgh after joining the team’s practice squad on Oct. 14, 2024. He then signed a reserve/future contract for the 2025 season.
He made several plays throughout the preseason, most notably, a touchdown in the preseason finale. However, he was still on the outside looking in when cuts came around. He was re-signed to the practice squad, but he was later released on Sep. 8 and has been a free agent since.
McCutcheon joined the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent out of the 2022 NFL Draft. He saw 10 games active but didn’t register an offensive statistic. He played most special teams and recorded two tackles.
Since his rookie year, McCutcheon has also had stints with the Houston Texans and New York Jets.
Wright, on the other hand, has been quite the journeyman since entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019. The 29-year-old has played for nine teams, including the Steelers on four occasions.
He first signed with Pittsburgh after going undrafted as a rookie but was released during final cuts. Wright then returned to the Steel City in 2020, connecting on each of his four field goal attempts and seven extra point kicks.
In 2022, Wright kicked for the Steelers again, completing 12 of his 14 field goal attempts in four games. He last signed a one-year contract on April 10, 2024, marking his fourth stint with the team.
However, Wright was pretty much just an extra camp leg for Pittsburgh to keep starter Chris Boswell healthy heading into the season.
A Pennsylvania native, Wright played his collegiate football at the University of Central Florida. After being on a redshirt during his freshman season, Wright became the Knights full-time placekicker for the next four seasons.
Wright was a two-time second-team All-AAC honoree with those awards coming in 2017 and 2018 and holds the UCF school records for most career points (375), most field goals made (55), most extra points (212, including 153 consecutive made PATs), tied for the best career kicking percentage (77.4%) and second-best career extra point percentage (98.5%).
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