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Clifton Geathers To IR, DE Okafor Signed

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It’s that time of year when teams are making frequent roster moves. This time, the Steelers faced the disappointing decision to place veteran DE Clifton Geathers on injured reserve. No immediate word was given as to the nature of his injury. The 6’8″ Geathers had previously played with the Eagles and Redskins. To fill the opening, the team signed DE Joe Okafor.

Okafor was an UDFA in the 2014 draft. After playing for Oklahoma State in 2011, he played at Lamar University from 2012 to 2014. He received an honorable mention for All-Southland Conference in 2014.

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The loss of Geathers is a hit to the defensive line depth chart, and pretty much solidifies Cam Thomas’ roster spot. The move does open the door for Ethan Hemer, L.T. Walton, as well as Joe Kruger. It will be interesting to see who steps forward during preseason and takes advantage of the extra playing time.

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Steelers Re-Sign DE Clifton Geathers

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The Steelers have re-signed veteran defensive end Clifton Geathers to a one year deal today.

https://twitter.com/steelers/status/583339233537961984

The Steelers signed Geathers last December after Brett Keisel suffered a muscle tear. Geathers never played a down for the Steelers, and was inactive during the games he was on the roster.

The Steelers are the 8th team the defensive end has been a part of in his 5 seasons in the NFL. Originally drafted by the Browns in 2010, he will get a chance to fight for a depth spot in camp this summer.

Geathers is 6’8″, 325 lbs. He’s the brother of former longtime Bengals defensive end Robert Geathers.

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Steelers Put Brett Keisel On IR, Sign DE Clifton Geathers

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The Steelers have placed veteran defensive end Brett Keisel on injured reserve today. Keisel suffered what’s believed to be a torn triceps during yesterday’s loss to the New Orleans Saints.

https://twitter.com/steelers/status/539518742766419969

The loss of Keisel will be felt on different levels. The 36 year old DE has been playing some good football these past few weeks, and his veteran leadership on the field will be missed. To make matters worse, the Steelers have lost most of their defensive line depth in the past couple weeks with the losses of Josh Mauro and Nick Williams.

To add depth on the defensive line, the team has signed DE Clifton Geathers. Geathers was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2010, and has played for Miami (2010), Dallas (2010-11), Indianapolis (2012), Philadelphia (2013) and Washington (2014). Geathers is listed at 6’9″, 299 lbs. He’s played in 37 games over the course of his career.