As is more or less the norm, the third wave of free agency has been the busiest in Pittsburgh. The Steelers signed Nat Berhe, a safety and special teams player from the New York Giants, while the Giants in turn signed William Gay whom the Steelers had cut prior to free agency. And Robert Golden, who Nat Berhe is essentially replacing, has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.
- The New York Giants drafted Nat Berhe in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL Draft, taking him at 152 or five slots before the Steelers took Shaquille Richardson.
As a rookie, Berhe led the Giants in special teams tackles, registering 11. He also led the team in 2017 with 10 after missing 2015 and part of 2016 due to injuries. Nat Berhe doesn’t have great “measurables” but his burning desire to play the game has earned him the nick name “The Missile” and this tweet shows just why:
https://twitter.com/NatBerhe/status/975834888103378944
While Berhe is bring brought to Pittsburgh to play special teams, he has experience at safety, and technically provides some depth behind Sean Davis, Morgan Burnett and J.J. Wilcox.
Nat Berhe closes in on Cobi Hamilton in Steeler-Giants 2017 preseason game. Photo Credit: Steelers.com
Free Agency Predictions Falling a Little Short….
When the Cleveland Browns signed Chris Hubbard, this site opined that Chris Hubbard might be the only Steelers free agent to draw interest from the rest of the NFL. The William Gay and Robert Golden defections disprove that, (although technically speaking since the Steelers cut William Gay and Robert Golden they don’t count as free agency losses — .)
When writing Daniel McCullers free agency profile, I left room leave room for Karl Dunbar to make a push to bring Daniel McCullers back. Word is that Dunbar, the Steelers new defensive line coach did in fact do just that.
While that might seem to be cause to claim some ‘Bragging Rights,’ I considered that possibility to be so remote that a “Steelers Resign Daniel McCullers” article was a candidate for this year’s April Fools joke. And Staff writer Tony Defeo also argued that the Steelers should not and would not bring Stevan Ridley back, and of course just yesterday the Steelers resigned Stevan Ridley.
Just goes to show you why yours truly is here blogging in Buenos Aires, while the Kevin Colbert’s and Ozzie Newsomes of the world are cashing checks with NFL logos on them.
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