NFL reporter Field Yates is reporting the Pittsburgh Steelers were among the teams who made a waiver claim on tight end Jordan Leggett. Leggett is entering his third season and was released by the New York Jets. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the highest waiver priority and landed the talented young tight end.
What can we glean from this in terms of the Steelers? Basically, it means the Steelers want to add more talent at the tight end position. But you don’t put in a waiver claim on a camp body. Pittsburgh lost Jesse James to free agency and the only move to replace him was to draft Zach Gentry in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Tight end is the weakest unit on the Steelers’ offense. Vance McDonald is a nice player but isn’t going to be confused for Travis Kelce any time soon. And the depth behind him is practically non-existent. Making a claim on Leggett tells me they want to add another playmaker and we need to keep an eye on the late veteran cuts we see every training camp and preseason to see if the Steelers try to snag a talented veteran on the cheap.
