Running back Trey Sermon has signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh according to insider Jordan Schultz. Sermon originally was the 49ers' third-round pick in 2021 -- the 49ers traded up to get him. But in one season with the 49ers, he carried the ball 41 times for 167 yards and a touchdown. Then the 49ers waived him.
It seemed they signed him to pair him with quarterback Trey Lance, who was their first-round pick that year. Sermon played his final collegiate season at Ohio State with dual-threat quarterback Justin Fields. Lance also is a dual threat, so it stands to reason that the 49ers drafted Sermon to pair with him.
But the 49ers scrapped the Lance experiment almost immediately, plus fellow 2021 draft pick Elijah Mitchell took off, so the 49ers didn't need Sermon anymore.
In 2022, Sermon played for the Eagles where he carried the ball twice for 19 yards.
The past two seasons, Sermon played for the Colts where he averaged 3.5 yards per carry and scored 2 touchdowns. Which means he now is on his fourth team. It's hard to see what the Steelers see in Sermon.
Most likely, the Steelers see Sermon as a camp body who has an outside chance to make the 53-man roster. Running backs get injured all the time so it's nice to have as many as possible. But I doubt the Steelers hope to use Sermon next season.
Actually handing him the ball in a real game is the last thing any team wants to do.
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