The Pittsburgh Steelers ought to be executed tendering the restricted and unique rights free brokers they want to retain this offseason. In accordance with a supply, the staff has issued a one-year unique rights tender to heart/guard J.C. Hassenauer. The quantity is $895,000 and the Steelers successfully used $70,000 of 2022 wage cap house to in tendering him after roster displacement.
Hassenauer made the Steelers 2021 roster out of coaching camp, and he opened the common season as a backup. In Week 10, the Alabama product and former undrafted free agent was pressured into motion on the left guard place after starter Kevin Dotson went down with an ankle harm. The subsequent week, Hassenauer began at left guard, however a pectoral harm pressured him from the sport, and finally to the Reserve/Injured listing.
Hassenauer returned from the Reserve/Injured listing in Week 16 and completed that highway recreation towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on the heart place. He then began the ultimate two common season video games and the staff’s lone playoff recreation at heart after rookie Kendrick Inexperienced was successfully benched.
In complete Hassenauer performed 276 common season snaps on offense and 51 extra on particular groups. He additionally performed one other 68 offensive snaps within the playoff loss to associate with three particular groups snaps.
If he hasn’t already, Hassenauer ought to signal it pretty rapidly as effectively after which go on to compete for a roster spot all through the rest of the offseason. He isn’t a lock to make the roster in 2022 with the Steelers signing exterior free brokers Mason Cole and James Daniels initially of the league 12 months.
The Steelers ither two unique rights free brokers this offseason, defensive deal with DeMarcus Christmas and cornerback DeMarkus Acy, haven’t been tendered but. They doubtless received’t be.
