The Pittsburgh Steelers may have lined up two options at safety. Retain Terrell Edmunds or, failing that, sign Jordan Whitehead in free agency. According to 93.7 The Fan’s Andrew Fillipponi, the team hopes to re-sign Edmunds but will target Whitehead if Edmunds hits free agency.
Last offseason, Pittsburgh declined Edmunds’ 5th-year option, normally a bad sign for the odds of a player remaining with the team after their rookie contract expires. But Edmunds has shown slow but steady improvement over his career, particularly in coverage, and the Steelers don’t have an in-house replacement for him.