Steelers Sign 10 players to Offseason Roster
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Seven members of the Steelers' 2008 practice squad were among 10 players signed today to the team's offseason roster.
The Steelers announced today thatWR Dallas Baker,C/G Doug Legursky,CB Roy Lewis,S Ryan Mundy,TE Dezmond Sherrod,RB Justin VincentandLB Donovan Woodshave re-signed with the team after spending part or all of the 2008 season on the club's practice squad.
The Steelers also signed three players with no prior experience with the team to their offseason roster. The players includeRB Stefan Logan,WR Brandon WilliamsandFB Ryan Powdrell(POW-drell).
Logan (5-7, 185) rushed for 889 yards on 122 carries (7.3 avg.) and caught 52 passes for 477 yards (9.2 avg.) and three TDs in 2008 with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. He signed with the B.C. Lions as a free agent in May of 2008 after spending time in 2007 on the Miami Dolphins practice squad as an undrafted rookie out of South Dakota. The 27-year-old Logan spent five years out of football before enrolling at South Dakota in 2003.
Williams (5-11, 170) played in 23 NFL games with the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams from 2006-07. He was released by the Rams prior to the 2008 regular season and did not play with another team. Williams was selected in the third round (84th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the 49ers after a college career at Wisconsin. He signed with the Rams as a free agent in October of 2007. Williams has returned 35 punts for 245 yards (7.0 avg.) and 38 kickoffs for 888 yards (23.4 avg.) during his NFL career.
Powdrell (5-11, 254) originally signed as an undrafted rookie with the Green Bay Packers in 2007 but was released prior to the regular season. The 25-year old Powdrell, who played in college at Southern California, spent a week on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad in 2008.
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