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The Steelers are re-signing defensive lineman Esezi Otomewo to a one-year deal, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports.

Otomewo, 27, signed a one-year deal with the Steelers last March.

He totaled nine tackles and one sack in 12 games, seeing action on 173 defensive snaps and 24 on special teams.

Otomewo entered the league as a fifth-round pick of the Vikings in 2022.

He played one season in Minnesota before heading to Jacksonville.

In his career, Otomewo has recorded 18 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 21 games. He has made two starts.

Three pumps for three rivers. (We know, we know. It was only two.)

Panthers running back Rico Dowdle, who signed a one-year deal in Carolina a year ago, has agreed to terms with the Steelers, per Jordan Schultz.

Terms have not yet been reported.

Earlier today, Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell, the team’s MVP in 2025, agreed on a two-year, $14 million contract with the Buccaneers.

In 2025, Dowdle had 1,076 rushing yards and 297 receiving yards in 17 regular-season games. In Week 5 and Week 6, he had back-to-back games with more than 200 yards from scrimmage.

Dowdle signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Panthers a year ago, after spending his first four seasons with the Cowboys. During his final year in Dallas, Dowdle had 1,079 rushing yards.

The Cardinals agreed to terms with offensive guard Isaac Seumalo on a three-year, $31.5 million deal, according to multiple reports.

Seumalo, 32, made his only Pro Bowl in 2024.

He played the left side for the Steelers, where Evan Brown played for the Cardinals most of last season.

Seumalo entered the NFL as a third-round pick of the Eagles in 2016 and played seven seasons in Philadelphia, winning a Super Bowl ring in 2017.

Seumalo signed with the Steelers in 2023.

He started all 44 games he played with Pittsburgh and has 104 starts in his 10-year career.

Seumalo ranks 39th on PFT’s list of top-100 free agents.

The NFL announced 33 compensatory draft selections in the 2026 draft awarded to 15 teams.

Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible for compensatory draft picks. The compensatory picks are positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.

In addition to the 32 compensatory selections awarded under the net-loss formula, a special compensatory selection was awarded to the Lions for the Jets hiring Aaron Glenn as their head coach. The initiative is intended to promote minority hirings. The Lions traded the pick to the Jaguars.

The following 2026 compensatory draft picks were awarded for the 2026 draft, which will be held on April 23-April 25 in Pittsburgh:

Devin Bush wears No. 30. And 30 is the right number to wear.

The former Browns linebacker has agreed to terms on a three-year, $30 million deal with the Bears, per multiple reports.

Bush was a first-round pick of the Steelers in 2019. After four years in Pittsburgh, he signed with the Seahawks. The next year, he joined the Browns. The Browns wanted to keep him on the conclusion of his second one-year deal. He made $3.25 million last year.

He’s now tripling it, on average, with the Bears. Who seem to be serious about taking the franchise to the next level under Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams.