Sounds like Bowman might cost about $6 mil.
Steelers should pursue NaVorro Bowman after Raiders move on
NaVorro Bowman should not be available right now. It is that simple. The former All-Pro linebacker should have returned to the Oakland Raiders earlier in the offseason on a deal that made sense for both sides. But as neither could agree to a dollar figure, the Raiders moved on Friday by signing an even older linebacker, Derrick Johnson, to replace him. The NFL Draft has passed. Most teams have filled their linebacker depth charts. Bowman is dangerously at risk of winding up without a team when training camp kicks off in July.
There is one team that still needs help at inside linebacker, and that team is a perfect fit for Bowman.
The Pittsburgh Steelers desperately needed inside linebacker help in the Draft, but elected to focus on offense and the secondary with their selections.
Their first-round choice of Terrell Edmunds, a safety out of Virginia Tech with the athleticism and body to play linebacker in sub-packages, might help fix the position, but it won't do so alone.
Edmunds is a linebacker for specific kinds of plays. He is not a three-down player at that position. He may go a long way in replacing the athleticism of injured linebacker Ryan Shazer, but Shazier brought far more to the table than that.
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