Os Steelers recebem os prospectos James Thompson e Kyle Louis para visitas

O Pittsburgh Steelers receberá o defensive lineman James Thompson, de Illinois, e o linebacker Kyle Louis, de Pittsburgh, para visitas pré-draft em suas instalações em South Side na quinta-feira. Essa é a oitava e a nona visita de jogadores até o momento no processo. Louis, um produto local, não conta para as 30 visitas permitidas pela equipe.

O Pittsburgh Steelers continua sua avaliação pré-draft dando as boas-vindas a mais dois candidatos na quinta-feira, 19 de março de 2026. De acordo com o repórter Ray Fittipaldo, do Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, os visitantes são o DL James Thompson, de Illinois, e o LB Kyle Louis, de Pitt, elevando o total para oito ou nove jogadores recebidos nesta offseason. Fittipaldo tuitou: "Os 30 principais visitantes do Steelers hoje: O DL de Illinois James Thompson e o LB de Pitt Kyle Louis". (19 de março de 2026). Essa é a segunda visita local depois do TE Khalil Dinkins, de Penn State, e o status de Louis o isenta do limite de 30 visitas da NFL para produtos locais em um raio de 50 milhas das instalações da equipe. Thompson anunciou sua chegada a Pittsburgh no Instagram na quarta-feira. Ele mediu 1,80 m de altura, 90 kg no Pro Day de Illinois, com braços de 32 polegadas do East-West Shrine Bowl de 2026. Originalmente de Wisconsin, ele se transferiu para Illinois e teve uma temporada forte em 2025, incluindo um sack no Shrine Bowl. Os analistas observam que seu tamanho e comprimento atendem às preferências de defensive end do Steelers. Louis elevou seu estoque de recrutamento com uma temporada dominante em 2025 em Pitt: 81 tackles, 8,5 tackles para perda, 3 sacks, 1 fumble forçado, 2 interceptações e 5 desarmes de passe, ganhando honras de segundo time All-American. No NFL Combine, ele mediu 1,80 m de altura, 90 kg, correu 4,53 jardas na corrida de 40 jardas, deu um salto em distância de 3,5 m e um vertical de 39,5 polegadas. Ele impressionou no Senior Bowl. As visitas se alinham com as necessidades dos linebackers, já que os Steelers renovaram o contrato de Cole Holcomb por dois anos em meio a especulações de troca por Patrick Queen.

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