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Steelers sign wide receiver Donte Moncrief to 2-year contract

Steelers sign wide receiver Donte Moncrief to 2-year contract
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Steelers sign wide receiver Donte Moncrief to 2-year contract
The Steelers have signed wide receiver Donte Moncrief, a free agent who played in all 16 games for Jacksonville last year.Moncrief joined the Steelers on a two-year contract, the team announced Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed.Moncrief gives the Steelers some depth at receiver after they traded Antonio Brown to Oakland.Who won: The Steelers or Antonio Brown? Tap the video player above to watch the report."We are excited to sign Donte Moncrief to a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers,” general manager Kevin Colbert said. "We feel he is a great addition to our wide receiver group and we look forward to his contributions to our offense in 2019."Moncrief had receptions for 668 yards and three touchdowns with the Jaguars in 2018. He started 14 of Jacksonville's 16 games.In his five-year NFL career, Moncrief has caught 200 passes for 2,543 yards and 21 touchdowns. He played one season with Jacksonville after four years with the Indianapolis Colts, who drafted him in the third round in 2014.Pittsburgh's receiving corps now includes JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Washington, Ryan Switzer, Eli Rogers, Diontae Spencer, Ka'Raun White and Moncrief. Brown is gone, and Justin Hunter and Darrius Heyward-Bey are unsigned free agents.Will Antonio Brown be able to coexist with Raiders coach Jon Gruden? Tap the video player below to watch the report.

The Steelers have signed wide receiver Donte Moncrief, a free agent who played in all 16 games for Jacksonville last year.

Moncrief joined the Steelers on a two-year contract, the team announced Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Moncrief gives the Steelers some depth at receiver after they traded Antonio Brown to Oakland.

Who won: The Steelers or Antonio Brown? Tap the video player above to watch the report.

"We are excited to sign Donte Moncrief to a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers,” general manager Kevin Colbert said. "We feel he is a great addition to our wide receiver group and we look forward to his contributions to our offense in 2019."

Moncrief had receptions for 668 yards and three touchdowns with the Jaguars in 2018. He started 14 of Jacksonville's 16 games.

In his five-year NFL career, Moncrief has caught 200 passes for 2,543 yards and 21 touchdowns. He played one season with Jacksonville after four years with the Indianapolis Colts, who drafted him in the third round in 2014.

Pittsburgh's receiving corps now includes JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Washington, Ryan Switzer, Eli Rogers, Diontae Spencer, Ka'Raun White and Moncrief. Brown is gone, and Justin Hunter and Darrius Heyward-Bey are unsigned free agents.

Will Antonio Brown be able to coexist with Raiders coach Jon Gruden? Tap the video player below to watch the report.