Mark Barron is
hitting the Steel City.
The former Los Angeles
Rams linebacker is signing a two-year, $12 million deal with
the Pittsburgh
Steelers, a source told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on Sunday.
Barron will also receive a $5.75 million signing bonus. ESPN first reported the
signing.
Barron was released by the Rams earlier this offseason after more
than four years with the club. He had two years remaining on his deal with L.A.
and was owed $5 million in base salary.
The hybrid linebacker could start right away in Pittsburgh,
which already boasts a linebacking corps of Bud Dupree, T.J. Watt and Anthony
Chickillo on the outside and Vince
Williams and Jon Bostic on
the inside. Barron is the second defensive acquisition Pittsburgh has made so
far in free agency; the Steelers also
signed former Kansas City
Chiefs cornerback Steven Nelson.
Barron was a consistent presence in the Rams'
front seven and defensive backfield over the course of his five-ish seasons
with the franchise, totaling 398 tackles, seven sacks and five interceptions
over that span. The 29-year-old missed the first four games of the 2018
season with an ankle injury, but returned in Week 5 and played through Los
Angeles' Super Bowl run.
Barron was listed as No. 90 in NFL.com's Top 101 Free Agents of 2019 list.
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