Steelers contratam Robert Tonyan e dispensam Chamon Metayer

O Pittsburgh Steelers assinou um contrato de um ano com o veterano tight end Robert Tonyan em 4 de junho. A equipe também dispensou o novato free agent não draftado Chamon Metayer para abrir espaço no elenco.

As movimentações ocorreram durante o minicamp obrigatório da equipe. Tonyan, de 32 anos, reencontra o quarterback Aaron Rodgers após passarem várias temporadas juntos em Green Bay. Ele passou por um período de testes em Pittsburgh nos últimos dois dias e impressionou o suficiente para conquistar o contrato. Metayer havia sido contratado pelos Steelers logo após o Draft da NFL de 2026. O ex-tight end da Arizona State registrou 38 recepções para 375 jardas e quatro touchdowns em sua última temporada universitária. Tonyan competirá por uma vaga no elenco de apoio atrás de Darnell Washington e Pat Freiermuth. O plantel dos Steelers agora conta com 91 jogadores após as transações.

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