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Curt Popejoy

Steelers DT Keeanu Benton signs rookie contract

According to NFL Media reporter Ian Rapoport, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Keeanu Benton has signed his rookie contract. The Steelers took Benton in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Benton’s contract is somewhat unprecedented in that he has guaranteed money in the third year, which had never before happened for a No. 49 pick, according to Rapoport.

Pittsburgh added Benton to give the defensive line an enforcer in the middle. Benton plays with power and leverage and can be a bully in run support and as a pass rusher. Benton will work in with Larry Ogunjobi, Breiden Fehoko and Montravius Adams to give the Steelers the deepest interior line rotation they have had in a decade.

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