The Pittsburgh Steelers are headed into the 2025 offseason. One of their first orders of business this week was signing players to Reserve/Future contracts. On Tuesday, the Steelers announced 17 players who they have signed.

We have signed 17 players to Reserve/Future contracts. @BordasLawhttps://t.co/IUXHFqRosK

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 14, 2025

The list of players are as follows from Steelers.com:

Defensive back Joshuah Bledsoe
Offensive lineman Dylan Cook
Defensive tackle Domenique Davis
Linebacker Devin Harper
Running back Evan Hull
Defensive back D’Shawn Jamison
Receiver Brandon Johnson
Guard Steven Jones
Linebacker Eku Leota
Receiver Lance McCutcheon
Defensive back Kyler McMichael
Guard Doug Nester
Linebacker Thomas Rush
Running back Aaron Shampklin
Defensive tackle Jacob Slade
Quarterback Skylar Thompson
Linebacker Julius Welschof

From this list, many players spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad in 2024. Players who finished the season on he Steelers practice squad include Dylan Cook, Devin Harper, D’Shawn Jamison, Eku Leota, Aaron Shampklin, Julius Welschof, Brandon Johnson, Jacob Slade and Doug Nester. Other players who were on the Steelers practice squad at some point in the 2024 season include Domenique Davis, Lance McCutcheon and Kyler McMichael.

Following an NFL regular season, any player who is not on a 53-man roster or a practice squad of a team who are still not competing in the postseason is eligible to sign a Reserve/Future contract. These contracts do not count against the team’s salary cap until the beginning of the new league year in March, hence why they are “future.” Players who are on a team’s practice squad may sign a Reserve/Future contract with the same team or may look to sign somewhere else.

Stay tuned to Steel Curtain Network’s continued coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers 2025 offseason.