Rogers, the free agent wide receiver who has made a number of visits this offseason, has re-signed with the Steelers.
After joining the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2015, Rogers spent his rookie year on injured reserve. In 2016 and 2017 Rogers caught a total of 66 passes for 743 yards and four touchdowns. He was also the Steelers’ primary punt returner last year.
Rogers tore his ACL in the playoffs and the Steelers did not tender him as a restricted free agent, so he was able to shop himself around in the offseason, and he took several visits. But in the end he remained in Pittsburgh, and he’ll have another year as a Steeler.
While he was still recovering from a torn ACL and meniscus suffered last January, Rogers visited with the Chiefs and Browns earlier this week.
Given the timing of his knee injury, Rogers probably won't be ready for games any sooner than October or November. He's a strong candidate to start the regular season on the Physically Unable to Perform list.
Rogers’ productivity has gone down over the last two seasons, but his role on the team is still important. With the additions of JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Washington, Rogers has fallen down the depth chart.
2018 should be a revamped year for the wide receiver, though. The team is dealing with a new group of receivers and with Rogers and Ben Roethlisberger’s chemistry, the two should find each other plenty of times this season.
This makes the position battle very interesting moving into training camp. Rogers and Justin Hunter will likely battle for the fourth receiver spot, but deciding if both will stay on the active roster may come down to the final week of camp.
