Steelers to reportedly sign ex-Packer sa

Former wide receiver continues to break news during free agency. A week after he was the first to report that was headed to the , Jones tweeted Monday night that safety , who spent the first eight years of his career in Green Bay, was headed to Pittsburgh to sign Laurent Brossoit Jersey with the . Source tells me FA Safety Morgan Burnett is headed to the Flying out tomorrow morning to Connor McDavid Jersey complete the deal James Jones (@89JonesNTAF) Burnett . He is 29 and has been a quality starter for a long time. He would be a nice veteran addition for a team looking to stabilize the back end. Burnett, whose production slipped in 2017, ranked 62nd among all safeties, according to . But he ranked 12th in 2016 and ninth the season before. By comparison, the player Burnett would replace, , ranked 24th in 2015, 42nd in 2016 and 64th last season. So why is Burnett, a former third-round pick out of Georgia Tech, Benoit Pouliot Jersey set to join Pittsburgh when there were other likely suitors? Spoke to someone close to Morgan Burnett who said chance to play for two historic franchises (Packers, Steelers) Jari Kurri Jersey that also value veteran leadership was a big factor in his signing. Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) The Steelers were one of the last teams to make a free-agent signing (we're still waiting for the ), and they had Ryan Smyth Jersey needs at inside linebacker and at safety -- the team lost linebacker to a spinal injury in December and he's already been ruled out for the 2018 season, and they released veteran defensive backs , Mitchell and last week. Pittsburgh signed inside linebacker over the weekend and it appears Burnett will be the next player to join the roster.