The Pittsburgh Steelers annual rookie minicamp will get underway on Friday and ahead of that event happening, the team announced the signing of another one of their nine 2019 NFL Draft selections. Signed on Thursday to a four-year contract was linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III, the Steelers third of three six-round selections this year out of Akron, and the 207th overall pick in this year’s draft.
After not being invited to participate in this year’s scouting combine, Gilbert measured in art his pro day 6001, 224-pounds with 31 3/4-inch arms and 9 3/4-inch hands. He reportedly ran his 40-yard dash in 4.