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Kay Adams Praises Steelers’ Defensive Upgrades In Free Agency
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The NFL offseason is off and running and several teams have already made big moves to upgrade their roster, including the Pittsburgh Steelers .
The Steelers were busy last week, trading for Michael Pittman Jr. and signing Jamel Dean , Jaquan Brisker and Rico Dowdle . While they still need to figure out their quarterback situation , they addressed several of their most pressing needs .
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FanDuel's Kay Adams was a fan of Pittsburgh's moves last week, and that's still true this week. On Tuesday's episode of "Up And Adams," she ranked her top five free agency acquisitions of the offseason so far, and she put the Steelers at number three for their Dean and Brisker signings.
"You've got Jamel Dean and you've got Jaquan Brisker," Adams said. "I want to talk about the fact that (the Steelers) were so bad last year. 29th-ranked pass defense a year ago. And I can pretty confidently say that because of these moves, that's not gonna continue, and they really address a need here."
Adams is right that Pittsburgh's aging secondary struggled last season, ranking 29th in passing yards allowed and 23rd in passing touchdowns given up. Adding a talented cornerback in Dean and a solid safety in Brisker should help the unit improve under new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.
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Dean signed for a three-year, $36.75 million contract, while Brisker's on a one-year, $5.5 million deal.
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