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NFL Teams viewed Mason Rudolph as a backup

QB Mason Rudolph is off the board agreeing to a one year, $3.6 Million contract with the Tennessee Titans. Rudolph will go to Tennessee to backup second-year QB Will Levis. NFL teams did not view Rudolph as starter caliber and the proof is in the money/situation as Rudolph failed to land in a place where he would have the chance to start.

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Steelers make splash signing LB Patrick Queen to $41 Million deal

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Free Agency Splash: Steelers sign star Ravens MLB Patrick Queen to 3 year, $41 million contract, the largest contract given out to a free agent in franchise history. Queen just 24 years old had a career-high 133 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 2023 and in four NFL seasons has 454 career tackles and 13.5 sacks —

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Penguins (28-27-8, 64 pts) @ Senators (25-33-4, 54 pts) 

DOC Returns: Drew O’Connor returns to the lineup after being sidelined with a concussion and will skate on the second line with Evgeni Malkin, Reilly Smith

Tristan Jarry in Goal

Buzz: Will Penguins run up some wins with Ottawa tonight and San Jose Thursday night? Sens enter tonight on a seven-game losing streak, while Pittsburgh has lot six of seven……Jesse Puljujarvi, Jonathan Gruden expected scratches upfront….

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Steelers created close to $13 million in cap space

— The Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers logo on Monday created nearly $13 million in cap space with the release of quarterback Mitch Trubisky, punter Pressley Harvin III and right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor. The release of Okorafor leads to a significant savings on the cap in 2024. Okorafor signed to a 3 year, $29.250 million contract in 2022 by former GM Kevin Colbert, was scheduled to count $11.8 million against the cap in 2024. Pittsburgh gets a cap savings of $8.75 million wit the release of Okorafor who lost his starting job after telling off former OC Matt Canada during the Jacksonville loss. The headline of the three cuts on Monday was none other than Mitch Trubisky whose extension will haunt the Steelers for two more seasons. The backup QB will still count $4.6 million in dead money in 2024 and $2.3 million in dead money in 2025. —

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