The Steelers have re-signed long time long snapper Greg Warren. The signing is for one year, and while the financial details are not yet available, I can tell you it will almost certainly be for the veteran minimum including a minimal signing bonus.
Warren is 33 years old and has been the Steelers “old reliable” long snapper for ten seasons now.
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.
After the game tonight, LS Greg Warren told Steelers Nation Radio producer Adam Crowley that he has been cleared to return week one for the home opener against the Cleveland Browns.
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This is great news obviously. Warren suffered a meniscus tear during the last week of training camp. When Tomlin made the announcement, he said Warren’s projected recovery was approximately four weeks, so this would put him ahead of schedule. The Steelers were never going to carry two long snappers on the roster to start the season, but this certainly makes decision making a lot easier on September 7th.
The Steelers have signed long snapper Luke Ingram today. Ingram was with the team briefly in training camp last summer, before being waived in early August. The Jaguars claimed Ingram off waivers, but released him a few weeks later. Ingram is 6’6″, 225 lbs, and went undrafted out of Hawaii last year.
The signing shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Steelers had an open roster spot, and while Greg Warren is out for the next month, LS/TE Bryce Davis is the only active long snapper. Ingram is wearing number 48 and immediately began practicing with the team today.
Steelers long snapper Greg Warren suffered a leg injury during practice yesterday, an injury which coach Tomlin later described as a potentially serious one.
In his press conference today, Tomlin gave an update on Warren’s injury revealing that the long snapper has a torn meniscus in his knee, and is expected to be out for four weeks. Warren, who will be 33 in October, has already had multiple ACL tears throughout his NFL career. He has been injury free for the past few seasons however, as he’s started at long snapper for the past 64 consecutive games.
While Warren is out, Bryce Davis will handle long snapper duties. Davis has never played in a regular season game, so there is always the possibility that the team could bring in another long snapper at some point if they deem it to be necessary.
Veteran long snapper Greg Warren left practice early today. Head coach Mike Tomlin told the media after practice that he suffered a potentially significant leg injury. According to Tomlin, he’s being evaluated. The Steelers re-signed Warren to a one year deal this spring for the veteran minimum. He’s been with the team since 2005.
The Steelers have one other long snapper on the roster right now- Bryce Davis. Davis was signed by the Steelers in January. He spent time on the Bengals practice squad in 2012, and was with Cincinnati for training camp last year, but didn’t make the team.
You might be saying “well, it’s just the long snapper”, and to that I say: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d80bf828f/WK-8-Giants-safety-ties-game
Hopefully his injury isn’t as bad as it sounds. We’ll update when more info is available.
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.
