The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Notre Dame pass rusher and Atlanta Falcons draft pick Adetokunbo ‘Ade’ Ogundeji to their practice squad. Ogundeji was a free agent all summer, and the Steelers hosted him for a workout on Thursday, and they ended up signing him to the practice squad.
He spent the last three seasons with the Falcons’ fifth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, but they cut him in May with the turnover on the staff. Ogundeji racked up just three sacks in his three seasons with the team, but gives the Steelers a bigger body in the outside linebacker room that they can use.
The 6-foot-4, 251-pound edge rusher is unlike any other backup they have, including on the practice squad. He will join Marcus Haynes as the two outside linebackers still on the practice squad. Pittsburgh only has three outside linebackers on the active roster, but Jeremiah Moon is on injured reserve, and DeMarvin Leal will almost certainly take snaps at the outside linebacker position after garnering significant work during training camp.
A native of Michigan, Ogundeji is a veteran addition to that room who can be called up for run defense help in a pinch. The Steelers have now filled out 15 of their 16 allotted practice squad spots after adding Ogundeji into the mix.
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