Steelers Sign 17 Players To Futures Deals

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Tuesday that they’ve signed 17 players to futures contracts for the 2025 season. 

The full list includes:

1. DB Joshuah Bledsoe
2. OL Dylan Cook
3. DT Domenique Davis
4. LB Devin Harper
5. RB Evan Hull
6. DB D’Shawn Jamison
7. WR Brandon Johnson
8. G Steven Jones
9. LB Eku Leota
10. WR Lance McCutcheon
11. DB Kyler McMichael
12. G Doug Nester
13. LB Thomas Rush
14. RB Aaron Shampklin
15. DT Jacob Slade
16. QB Skylar Thompson
17. LB Julius Welschof

Futures deals are essentially camp invites that will allow players to compete for roster spots during offseason workouts and training camp.

Thompson, 27, was a seventh-round pick to the Dolphins out of Kansas State in the 2022 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year, $3.7 million contract through 2025 with a base salary of $1.1 million in 2024.

The Dolphins waived Thompson midseason and later signed him to their practice squad. 

In 2024, Thompson appeared in three games for the Dolphins making one start and completing 21 of 33 passes for 187 yards.