{"id":521216,"date":"2026-03-13T13:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/521216\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:38:08","slug":"reports-steelers-signing-s-jaquan-brisker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/521216\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Steelers Signing S Jaquan Brisker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers have made another splash secondary signing, adding veteran S Jaquan Brisker. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo\/status\/2032231252950966425\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Per multiple media reports,<\/a> Brisker is inking a deal with Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Per NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport, it\u2019s a one-year, $5.5 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>A second-round pick in 2022, Brisker played his first four NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<p>Brisker was one of the top remaining free agents left. Not turning 27 until next month, he has 52 career starts. Over that time, Brisker recorded 342 tackles (12 for a loss) with seven sacks and four interceptions. Last season, he tallied 93 tackles, one sack, and one interception while starting all 17 games. He picked off exactly one pass in each of his four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025\u2019s win over the Steelers, Brisker notched seven tackles and one pass deflection.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022 draft process, he measured in at 6013, 199 pounds. He ran a 4.49 40-yard dash with a 34.5-inch vertical and 10\u20194\u2033 broad jump.<\/p>\n<p>Brisker can play either safety spot. How he\u2019ll be used in Pittsburgh is unclear, but it could signal Jalen Ramsey playing more slot cornerback with Brisker at free safety. Per PFF, here\u2019s how Brisker divided up his snap counts in 2025 at his top-four positions.<\/p>\n<p>Free Safety: 508 snaps<br \/>Box Safety: 421 snaps<br \/>Linebacker\/EDGE: 164 snaps<br \/>Slot Corner: 103 snaps<\/p>\n<p>For his career, Brisker has played a near-even split of time in the box (1,289 snaps) and at free safety (1,272 snaps).<\/p>\n<p>He joins CB Jamel Dean as a notable secondary signing the team has made this week. Dean is expected to start opposite Joey Porter Jr. Pittsburgh also <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersdepot.com\/2026\/03\/film-room-what-the-steelers-are-getting-in-new-s-darnell-savage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed veteran S Darnell Savage<\/a>, though that move is purely for depth with no guarantee Savage even makes the 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>A Pittsburgh native, Brisker played high school ball at Gateway before committing to play college ball at Penn State. It makes today\u2019s news a homecoming, joining fellow Pittsburgh kid Mike McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Cornerback Joey Porter Jr., Brisker\u2019s college teammate, is excited about the reunion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PorterBrisker.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"1178435980\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"907292\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-907316\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"646\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PorterBrisker.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want a look-back, <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersdepot.com\/2022\/03\/2022-nfl-draft-player-profiles-penn-state-s-jaquan-brisker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here\u2019s our scouting report<\/a> on Brisker coming out of school. We\u2019ll have a full NFL film room on Brisker in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers have made another splash secondary signing, adding veteran S Jaquan Brisker. 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