Damn! Hope Velasco gets well soon!

Posted 11 minutes ago
The Steelers placed center Fernando Velasco on the team’s Reserve/Injured List due to an achilles injury and released cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke.


The Steelers signed Velasco on September 9, 2013, when center Maurkice Pouncey was placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured List. Velasco started 11 games before suffering the injury late in the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ Week 13 game at Baltimore. He originally signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 2, 2008.


Van Dyke was signed on November 5, 2013. Earlier this season, he was placed on the team’s Waived/Injured List on August 25. Van Dyke was originally drafted by the Raiders in the third round (87th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.


To fill the roster spots, the Steelers signed offensive tackle Rashad Butler and center Eric Olsen.


Butler (6-4, 310) has played in 50 games with four career starts. He was released by the Cleveland Browns on November 5, 2013. He spent time with the Houston Texans from 2007-11. He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round (89th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.


Olsen (6-3, 305) has played in 17 games with four starts. He was released by the New Orleans Saints on September 9, 2013. Olsen originally was drafted in the sixth round (183rd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

 

AND TWINS!!!!

 

That hurts

 

Seriously guys. It's over.

 

So, it looks like Adams, Foster, Wallace, DeCastro and Gilbert will be our starting line against the Dolphins.

But you can't think they would let Adams play left tackle. He's garbage. They could flip Gilbert over there or go with Whimper but none of the options are good.

 

:shots::kapow:

 

Any free agent tackle with experience would be an upgrade over Adams. That guy is indeed a bust.

 

yes.. how is the recover time for a torn achilles ? ,

 

COME ON!!

IT'S EASY TO

PATCH ADAMS

 

i hope they will find a way to sign him back

 

Did they cut him?

 

The injury is very unfortunate but it might make it easier for us to resign him.

Look at who we have on injured reserve, Pouncey, Velesco and Levi Brown. If Brown can live up to his draft status and Velesco comes back healthy and we resign him, we could have a pretty decent line next year.

Beachum, Velesco, Pouncey, DeCastro and Gilbert

Levi Brown, Foster, Adams and Whimper as reserves.

 

Yeah all we need is cap space.

 

Well when we trade Ben after the season we will make plenty.

 

velasco should be a priority , anyway

 

Oh no you di in't!!!!!!!!!!

 

Oh ok. Man I hope no team comes swooping in and offers him big money or at least more than we can offer him.

 

Can you guys see letting Pouncey go instead of him if it's a matter of cap? Would we owe Pouncey a big fat sum if he were to be released?

 

we would save 4.5 mil. minus who we have to sign to replace him.

 

No need, just get Gilbert and DeCastro to do some work with Woodley ... more than one way to skin a fat contract.

 

i would trade pouncey and sign velasco for a third of that amount