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Former Steeler Hopes Team Signs Latest Free Agent Visitor
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Steelers NT Breiden Fehoko at training camp - Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
Former Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Breiden Fehoko hopes the team signs the free agent it just had in for a visit.
The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted former Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers safety and All-Pro special teamer George Odum for a free agent visit on Tuesday, and now one of their former players is already vouching for them to sign him.
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Former Steelers nose tackle Breiden Fehoko took to social media after the news broke to share that head coach Mike Tomlin has had his eyes on Odum for a while now.
"Fun fact when we opened the season in 2023 against San Fran Mike T had a whole segment in team meeting about this dude," Fehoko posted on X . "Straight baller. Hope Pitt seals the deal. He's a beast!!"
Odum, 31, was an All-Pro in both 2020, with the Colts, and 2022, with the 49ers, as a special teamer, and he could immediately replace injured Steelers special teams captain Miles Killebrew , who suffered a serious knee injury in Sunday's win over the Cleveland Browns.
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The 6-foot-1, 202-pound Odum joined the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and made the team out of training camp as a UDFA to play on special teams. He also made his first career start as a rookie, replacing an injured Malik Hooker .
Over four seasons in Indianapolis, he was always a big contributor on special teams, but had a variety of roles on defense, from playing just 25 snaps in 2020 to 471 in 2021 — his most prolific statistical season, with 55 tackles, one quarterback hit, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two passes defended.
Indianapolis Colts safety George Odum tackles Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Samuels on Nov. 3, 2019. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
In 2022, he signed with the 49ers, taking over a mostly special teams-and-backup role. He played in 213 snaps of defense over three seasons with San Francisco , to go along with 755 snaps of special teams.
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Odum suffered injuries that ended his 2023 and 2024 seasons prematurely, playing just 11 games in 2023 and 12 in 2024. After offseason elbow surgery, he was released by the 49ers on July 19.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Former Steeler Hopes Team Signs Latest Free Agent Visitor
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