PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran wide receiver Robert Woods to a one-year deal on Thursday.
The 33-year-old Woods has spent 12 years in the NFL, including the past two with the Houston Texans. Woods caught a career-low 20 passes for 203 yards in 15 games for the Texans last season.
Woods is joining a wide receiver group that includes two-time Pro Bowler DK Metcalf — acquired in a March trade with Seattle — and George Pickens, who is entering the final year of his rookie deal.
Woods has caught 683 passes for 8,233 yards and 38 touchdowns across his career and twice had more than 1,000 yards receiving. He won a Super Bowl ring with the Los Angeles Rams after the 2021 season, though he missed the playoffs after tearing the ACL in his left knee in November of that year.
Patriots' Maye excited for beefed up offense
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was playing video games in high school, Stefon Diggs was one of his favorite targets.
Soon — the Patriots hope — Maye will be throwing passes to Diggs in real life.
“He was one of those guys growing up — when I was in high school, he was young in the league. I had him on my fantasy team and things like that, playing with him in Madden,” Maye said on Thursday in his first availability since the Patriots signed Diggs as a free agent.
“It’s going to be cool to throw to a receiver who’s made plays like he has,” Maye said. “It’s my job to give him a chance and go get it.”
After a rookie year in which the Patriots won just four games — just two of them with him at quarterback — Maye is looking ahead to his second season with an improved receiving group and offensive line.
The Patriots picked Kyle Williams from Washington State in the third round of the draft last week, a month after signing Diggs for three years and $63 million.
Sanders visits Cleveland high school
CLEVELAND — Shedeur Sanders is quickly trying to familiarize himself with his new work home.
Sanders, who was drafted in the fifth round by the Browns last weekend, arrived in Cleveland on Tuesday and made a surprise visit to a local high school on Wednesday.
He took questions from students in the cafeteria at John Marshall High School, about six miles (9.66 kilometers) from the Browns complex in Berea, Ohio.
Included in Sanders' message was a recommendation to stay focused and make good decisions.
Shortly after becoming the 144th-overall pick in the NFL draft, Sanders told Browns reporters during a conference call that he intended to become involved in the community and work with the kids.
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