Daily News & Links: Son of Ex-Steelers LB Commits to Florida State; Watch Out for Derrick Harmon This Season
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🏈 Four-star Pine-Richland cornerback Jay Timmons, the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons, has flipped his commitment from Indiana to Florida State, he told Hayes Fawcett of On3 Recruits. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound cornerback had been committed to the Hoosiers since April , but chose to play for his dad’s alma mater.
“I’m back home, I was born for this,” Jay Timmons said.
🏈 Steelers’ first-round pick Derrick Harmon recorded 55 pressures during his final college season at Oregon in 2024 – 12 more pressures than any other FBS interior defensive lineman, according to Pro Football Focus. Harmon is expected to be a starter on the Steelers’ defensive line in 2025.
🏈 Matt Williamson of Steelers.com posted rankings of Arthur Smith’s offenses over the least six years.
🏈 Despite different personalities, Colin Cowherd of FS1 sees a lot of similarities in Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers.
🏈 Pro Football Focus believes the Steelers have one of the top defensive fronts in the NFL.
🏈 Steelers strong safety DeShon Elliott officially signed his two-year, $12.5 million contract extension on Tuesday.
🏈 The Steelers ranked dead last in first quarter point differential last season (-3.9), according to Matt Williamson of Steelers.com.
🏈 WPXI: Strip District-based Excelitas Technologies Corp. announced that former Pittsburgh Steelers great Lynn Swann is joining its board.
Swann and Excelitas CEO Ron Keating have a history of working together. Keating had previously served as CEO of what was then Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies, which Swann sat on the board of. When Evoqua was acquired by Xylem Inc. in May 2023, Swann then sat on the board of Xylem as part of the merger agreement. Meanwhile, Keating became CEO of Excelitas, then headquartered in Massachusetts, setting the stage for the technology company to move to the Strip District last year. Now, Swann will sit on the board of Excelitas, which works in several sectors, including life sciences and defense, designing and developing cameras, sensors and other optics-focused advanced technologies.
“We are honored to welcome Lynn to the Excelitas board,” Keating said in a prepared statement. “Lynn’s unique blend of leadership, integrity and public engagement aligns perfectly with our core values. His insights will be invaluable as we continue to expand our global footprint and deliver on our corporate purpose to enrich life and be innovation driven.”
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