Steelers Signing CB Steven Nelson To Three-Year, $25.5M Deal

Ian Rapoport reports that the Steelers are signing former Chiefs CB Steven Nelson to a three-year, $25 million deal. 

Nelson, 25, is a former third-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2015. He finished his four-year, $2.902 million rookie contract with the Chiefs and was testing the open market for the first time in his career. 

In 2018, Nelson appeared in all 16 games for the Chiefs and recorded 68 total tackles, two tackles for loss, four interceptions and 15 pass defenses. Pro Football Focus rated him as the No. 33 overall cornerback out of 112 qualifying players. 

We had him featured in our Top 100 – 2019 NFL Free Agents list.