Steelers sign Jeremy McNichols to one-year deal release fellow RB Trey Edmunds as team opens training camp
As the open up training Mauricio Dubon Jersey camp, they are making some last-minute alterations to their backfield. The club announced Tuesday that it has signed running back to its 90-man roster. The deal that lands the 26-year-old veteran in Pittsburgh is for one year. To make room for McNichols, the club officially released fellow veteran running back .Word of Edmunds' release , the eve of when veterans were set to report to camp. Edmunds had been a depth piece and special teams contributor during his four seasons with Mike Gerber Jersey the team after spending his rookie campaign with the in 2017. Now, McNichols will look to not only adopt Edmunds' role but be a key piece behind second-year back and former first-round pick . Jeremy McNichols RB Att41Yds156TD0FL0 McNichols entered the league as a fifth-round draft choice of the in 2017. The Stephen Vogt Jersey Boise State product was released later that summer Jaylin Davis Jersey and eventually found his way onto the roster. He's since bounced around the league before finding a somewhat permanent home during his second stint with the beginning in 2020. McNichols has spent the last two seasons in Nashville, suiting up for 30 regular season games over that stretch.The 5-foot-9, 205-pounder logged 88 carries over his two-season tenure with the Reyes Moronta Jersey Titans and averaged 4.1 yards per carry. He also caught 40 of his 55 targets for 295 yards and a touchdown. Back in May, McNichols signed with the but was released le s than a month later.