Overview
- The Steelers completed a one-year deal for veteran safety Darnell Savage on Tuesday after he passed the team's physical that had held up the move since March.
- Multiple reports said an unresolved medical issue, not just paperwork, delayed the contract finalization until Savage fully cleared the team's exam.
- Pittsburgh views Savage as a rotational, experienced safety who will compete for snaps behind Jaquan Brisker and DeShon Elliott and alongside other newly added veterans.
- To make room on the roster after the signing, the Steelers waived undrafted safety Makari Paige, who had joined the team in mid-May.
- Savage was the No. 21 pick in the 2019 draft and has played for Green Bay, Jacksonville, Washington and Buffalo, and his addition gives Pittsburgh veteran coverage depth as the team heads into mandatory minicamp under new coaching leadership.