How the Steelers re-signing Terrell Edmunds affects their draft strategy

Since the end of the season, analysts, writers, and fans have bickered over whom the Steelers should select in the 2022 NFL draft.

Of course, before free agency opened up, one contingent wanted to address the offensive line; another group wanted a safety, others a quarterback. Then once free agency began, the Steelers got right to work. Addressing their offensive needs, they signed Mitchell Trubisky WB, James Daniels IOL, and re-signed Chkwuma Okorafor OT, Mason Cole C, Gunner Olszewski WR, and Miles Boykin.

Defensively the Steelers signed Levi Wallace CB and re-signed both Akello Witherspoon CB and Miles Killebrew S. Then Pittsburgh signed Myles Jack LB and Montravius Adams DT. Overall not a bad haul, and they made the draft more future needs than current needs.

Then shockingly, tragedy struck, leading to the death of Dwayne Haskins, leaving the Steelers short one quarterback. So a week before the draft, the Steelers addressed nearly all needs except for signing a Safety, a wide receiver, and how they would handle the loss of Haskins.

Still, you had a division about whether the Steelers needed to draft a quarterback or fill another need. Not everyone feels this is the year to take a quarterback. However, then MSN picked up an article that may have revealed their potential draft strategy. According to the report, two teams intended to make a draft-day move, including the Steelers and the Saints. Once MSN posted the article, it made sense, especially in light of what occurred after it hit the internet.