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Steelers are signing Asante Samuel jr

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by strummerfan, Nov 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM.

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  1. freakfontana

    freakfontana

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    had the surgery with pittsburgh doctors
     
    freakfontana, Nov 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
    freakfontana, Nov 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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    • Agree Agree x 1
  2. Steelpens65

    Steelpens65 Well-Known Member

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    JpJ can’t tackle either
    Matching bookends
     
    Steelpens65, Nov 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
    Steelpens65, Nov 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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  3. SGSteeler

    SGSteeler Well-Known Member

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    TBH I don't care if he can tackle. We need a corner who can cover better. Pierre has shown to be a solid back up, but we have Porter and nothing else with Ramsey being placed on full time FS duty. If he can stop the WR from tearing us apart, I could care less if he misses a handful of tackles.
     
    SGSteeler, Nov 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
    SGSteeler, Nov 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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  4. Brice

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    That was my big red flag. It means that not a single team in the NFL thought he was good/healthy enough to sign to an active roster.

    As a Practice squad player, any team that actually wants to open a roster spot on their active roster can have him for league minimum. I would assume he was turned down by every team he visited and was forced to sign with Pittsburgh's practice squad where he will be on a week-to-week trial basis making $8,000 per week. (Hey the good thing is there is no downside here)

    Hopefully Khan will not be trying too hard to take credit for signing a guy that was turned down by every team in the league. Khans inabilty to sign anyone at the trade deadline to make this team better speaks volumes on just how bad he is at replacing talent he has let go!
     
    Last edited: Nov 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
    Brice, Nov 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
    Brice, Nov 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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  5. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    Kubla Khan
     
    forgotten1, Nov 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
    forgotten1, Nov 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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  6. LoneHorseman

    LoneHorseman Well-Known Member

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    Sometimes I struggle with the same thing when I see Joey Porter
     
    LoneHorseman, Nov 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
    LoneHorseman, Nov 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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  7. Thor

    Thor Staff Member Mod Team

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    A few technicalities: 1) Samuel met with the 49ers, Panthers, and Vikings (with the Bears on tap) before signing with us; 2) teams can protect four players from their PS each week against being signed to another team's roster; and 3) as a vet with over two years of service Samuel will make between $17,500 and $22,000 per week while on the PS.
     
    Thor, Nov 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
    Thor, Nov 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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