Overview
- Pittsburgh signed Makari Paige to a one-year deal and released Cory Trice Jr. after he failed a physical.
- Paige entered the league undrafted in 2025 with the Giants and spent last season on their practice squad.
- The 6-foot-4 Michigan safety played 53 college games, helped win the 2023 national title, and totaled 135 tackles with three interceptions.
- He joins a safety group featuring DeShon Elliott and Jaquan Brisker with competition from Robert Spears-Jennings, Sebastian Castro, Jack Henderson, and possible snaps for Jalen Ramsey based on alignment.
- Trice, a 2023 seventh-round pick, dealt with a torn ACL and later knee and hamstring injuries that limited him to six games.