A running back who once led the nation in rushing as a young college player was among three players signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday.
Lew Nichols, who had 1,710 rushing yards in 2021 while playing for Central Michigan, joined the Steelers a week after he was waived by the Philadelphia Eagles. The 5-foot-10, 220-pound Nichols has yet to appear in an NFL game since the Green Bay Packers made him a seventh-round pick in 2023.
Also signed Tuesday were defensive tackle Domenique Davis and tight end Kevin Foelsch.
Davis, a 29-year-old former Division II college player, has two NFL regular-season games of experience. The 6-2, 326-pounder is back after he spent the past eight months with the Steelers before his July 25 release.
Foelsch also played at the D-II level — totaling 16 touchdown receptions at New Haven — and has bounced around five NFL organizations but has yet to appear in a regular-season game.
The new trio takes the roster spots of Cordarrelle Patterson, Montana Lemonious-Craig and Jeremiah Moon. Patterson, a veteran kick returner listed as a running back, broke the news of his release Monday. Lemonious-Craig is an undrafted rookie receiver who was signed off a May tryout, and Moon appeared in 13 games for the Steelers last season as a backup outside linebacker and special teamer.
Lemonious-Craig and Moon were let go via waived/injured designations.
