Melvin Ingram’s first genuine taste of free agency endured well into July. It arrived at its decision Monday, with perfect timing to get pressed for a transition to western Pennsylvania.
Ingram is signing a one-year deal the Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport announced. The signing came following Ingram’s Monday visit with the club.
Ingram had likewise attracted interest from the Chiefs and Dolphins this offseason, and will fill a hired soldier like requirement for the Steelers. Pittsburgh was looking for a veteran contributor on the edge following the free-specialist takeoff of Bud Dupree , while Ingram was in quest for work in the wake of going through his whole nine-year NFL career in Southern California with the Chargers.
Ingram is one sack short of 50 for his career, and with an opportunity to play inverse T.J. Watt, it’s probably he’ll arrive at that achievement in 2021, if he can stay sound. Ingram was limited to seven games last season because of a determined knee issue in 2020, his last mission with the Chargers.
With Ingram having signed on the dotted line, all that is left for the veteran to finish is a proficient move to Pittsburgh. Steelers rookies on the block and veterans report to training camp Wednesday.
Somewhere else in NFL news Monday:
- Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Michael Pierce experienced a calf injury while preparing this late spring and his accessibility for the beginning of camp is in question, Rapoport detailed, per a source educated regarding the circumstance. Penetrate could miss time during camp, yet the injury isn’t required to save him off the field for the 2021 ordinary season. It’s a fascinating if not disappointing piece of information for Pierce, who was a critical expansion to the Vikings’ list over a year prior however presently can’t seem to play a game for Minnesota. In the wake of filling in as a dependably successful inside safeguard for Baltimore, Pierce marked a three-year, $27 million arrangement with the Vikings in March of 2020, however quit the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He’s met another obstacle not long before the beginning of camp in 2021.
In the midst of distress over his agreement, New England Patriots star cornerback Stephon Gilmore is available to a multi-year expansion or a one-year hop in compensation for 2021, NFL Network’s Mike Giardi revealed. The lasting Pro Bowler is set to make $7 million in what is the last year of his arrangement, definitely not exactly remarkable friends at his position. He’s because of report to instructional course July 27, giving the two sides to pound out an understanding, Giardi added.
- Geno Atkins is as yet searching for another group. He’ll begin effectively looking in no time. The previous Cincinnati Bengals guarded tackle was cleared for all football movement in mid-June, Rapoport revealed, in the wake of experiencing a torn rotator sleeve last season. Atkins, 33, will start taking visits and gauging interest from groups soon, Rapoport added. The veteran DT had spent the whole of his 11-year profession in Cincinnati prior to being delivered in March.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars consented to terms with first-round running back Travis Etienne on his four-year freshman arrangement, Rapoport detailed.
- The Miami Dolphins marked tackle Timon Parris. The 25-year-old hostile lineman went through last season with Washington and has played four vocation games.