Former # Steelers OLB / special teams as Ole Adeniyi signed with the # Titane on a 1-year agreement, per @ErikBurkhardt.
– Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) 22 March 2021
According to Ian Rapoport, an NFL reporter, the Pittsburgh Steelers are losing a second back of the Tennessee Titans. First, the Titans signed Bud Dupree for a giant free agent contract, and now they plan to sign Ola Adeniyi for a one-year deal.
Adeniyi fell completely out of favor of the Steelers coaches last season. After showing promise early in the season, Adeniyi saw almost no snaps when Dupree tore his ACL. The team turned to Alex Highsmith and Adeniyi was the strange man. Adeniyi was a free agent, but the team chose not to tender him.
In Tennessee, Adeniyi should have a better chance of playing time, but the certainty that Adeniyi will not return means Pittsburgh must add depth in the position behind TJ Watt and Highsmith.