The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed a former first-round pick to improve the defense.
The deal was reported overnight -- Darnell Savage is coming to the Steelers, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
Savage has previously played for the Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills and Washington Commanders.
He entered the NFL as a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Maryland, going No. 21 overall to the Packers.
Savage then played his first 72 career NFL games with Green Bay, starting 69 of them.
In his time with the Packers, Savage intercepted nine passes and had 32 passes defensed. That included a 2020 season with four picks, 12 passes defensed and 75 tackles.
He made 302 tackles with Green Bay before moving on to Jacksonville for the 2024 season.
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Savage played 13 games for the Jags in 2024, then two more in 2025. He made a pick and had 52 tackles for the Jaguars.
The safety also played two games with the Bills in 2025, making just two total tackles.
He closed out the season with eight games with the Commanders, making 15 tackles and forcing a fumble.
Savage will turn 29 years old in July and seemingly has fallen a bit out of favor based on his frequent movements of late, but he still has a strong pedigree of talent and had multiple good years in Green Bay.
Mike McCarthy is the Steelers' new coach, and his time overlapping with Savage with the Packers can't have hurt making this happen. Now, Savage will try to prove he's still got it.
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