While most of the news today focuses on the Steelers newly released 2008 schedule, that will be the subject of a future post.
The news in focus today concerns free agent tight end Kyle Brady’s visit to the Steelers today. This is interesting because Brady was the top tight end in the 1995 draft. The Steelers entered the 1995 draft in need of a tight end, to replace the recently departed Eric Green. The Steelers of course picked Mark Bruener, after Brady went on to Jets, and he end up playing for the Jags and Patriots as well.
- The question is, why are the Steelers considering a free agent move at tight end, and why are they interested in Brady?
While the Steelers clearly didn’t have the personnel they needed to play a true three tight end set last year, it is still puzzling to think that they would expend precious cap space to fill that need now.
One must figure that Brady, at the end of his career, is looking only for the veteran minimum. While did only caught nine balls last year, two of them were for touchdowns.
He might be an interesting pick up…. Or is visit might signal that the Steelers might go back on their word and draft a tight end after all.
This may turn out to be nothing, but it could be an interesting twist.
