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Steelers Sign C/G Doug Legursky, Waive WR David Nelson

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The Steelers have signed former Steelers C/G Doug Legursky this morning. To make room for the signing, the team has placed WR David Nelson on the waived/injured list.

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The signing comes just the morning after Maurkice Pouncey had surgery to repair his broken ankle. Legursky started his career in 2008 as a UDFA and spent time on the Steelers practice squad. The following year he got a handful of reps across the line as a backup. He continued as a swing man across the middle until eventually replacing Maurkice Pouncey in the 2010 AFCCG and SuperBowl.

He was a free agent in 2013 and the Steelers didn’t re-sign him. He was signed by Buffalo, and was their starting left guard. Last year he was signed by the Chargers after their starting center fell to injury early in the season. Legursky only played a couple games before tearing his ACL which sidelined him for the year.

Legursky has battled with knee injuries the past couple seasons, and it wouldn’t be inaccurate to say he hasn’t exactly gotten better with age. As I said the other day, I expect the Steelers to roll with Cody Wallace at center, and if he goes down, then Legursky will be the next man up.

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Lance Moore And Brice McCain Ruled Out For Browns Game

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The Steelers have released their end of week injury report and, with the exception of Lance Moore, things look pretty good. Here’s the injury report:

OUT: CB Brice McCain (groin), WR Lance Moore (groin)

DOUBTFUL: WR Martavis Bryant (shoulder)

QUESTIONABLE: OL Cody Wallace (finger)

PROBABLE: Matt Spaeth (hammstring), Sean Spence (knee), Greg Warren (knee)

With Lance Moore out, expect to see Justin Brown get some snaps in the slot.

 

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Thursday Steelers Injury Report

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The Steelers have concluded practices for today and here’s the injury report.

Did Not Practice: WR Martavis Bryant (shoulder), CB Brice McCain (groin), WR Lance Moore (groin), OL Cody Wallace (finger)

Full: TE Matt Spaeth (hamstring), LB Sean Spence (knee), LS Greg Warren (knee)

The biggest concern on the DNP list is Lance Moore. With Moore out, expect to see Justin Brown getting time in the slot. Brown played slot at Penn State before he transferred to Oklahoma State, where he was moved outside.

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Why Cody Wallace Missed The End Of OTA’s

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Steelers back up center Cody Wallace missed the last few practices at OTAs. More often than not, the organization keeps its collective lips sealed about such absences. Even though OTA’s are completely voluntary, they certainly aren’t without value. When a player who isn’t Polamalu has an extended absence, a fraction of the fanbase wonders ‘is he injured?’. ‘Is it serious?’.

Fortunately, according to Scout writer Jim Wexell, Cody Wallace has missed the end of OTA’s due to the birth of his child. Congratulations to mom and dad.

Wallace was a free agent this offseason, and the team re-signed him to a three year deal in March.  Originally a 4th round pick, the versatile lineman proved to be a valuable addition to a line that was plagued with injuries last season.

Back to OTA’s- With Pouncey not participating in team drills today, Chris Snow filled in as first team center. Wallace’s backup role was filled by rookie jack-of-all-trades Wesley Johnson.

 

Steelers Re-Sign Greg Warren And Cody Wallace

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The Steelers announce that they have re-signed LS Greg Warren and OL Cody Wallace. The Steelers originally signed Warren as an UDFA in 2005, and he has been with the team ever since. His signing is for 1 year, most likely for the veteran minimum and apx. a $65,000 signing bonus.

Cody Wallace has been signed to a 3 year deal. Don’t expect this contract to break the bank either. Wallace played in 9 games for the Steelers in 2013. He’s shown versatility as a swing man, who can play both guard and center. Wallace was originally drafted by the 49ers in the 4th round of the 2008 draft, and spent 2 years there. After that, he bounced around on practice squads for a couple seasons before ultimately being signed by the Steelers last year.

He’s described as a soft spoken man who plays with a mean streak. No doubt most of Steeler Nation remembers the play that made him famous last year.

Steelers Waive John Malecki, Sign Cody Wallace

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In what you might call a surprise move, the Steelers have waived John Malecki in order to sign C/G Cody Wallace. Wallace has spent time on various practice squads over the past few years, and was just waived by Tampa Bay during their final roster cuts. Wallace is 6-4, 300 lbs.

Wallace drew somewhat sporadic grades from ProFootballFocus during the preseason. He scored well in run blocking during some games, and poorly in others.  He is a four year veteran.