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Former Steelers Wide Receiver Cut By NFC Contender
A former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver is looking for a new team with the 2025 NFL season nearing. Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Andy Isabella was released by the San Francisco 49ers this week after suffering an ankle injury, according to ESPN insider Adam Schefter. Isabella had a brief stint on the Steelers roster last season. He signed to their practice squad on Oct. 25 and was released on Nov. 5. Pittsburgh parted ways with him after trading for wide receiver Mike Williams at the trade deadline. The 28-year-old began his NFL career as a second-round pick (No. 62 overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2019 NFL Draft. He spent four seasons with the Cardinals (2019-2022), recording 33 receptions for 447 yards and three touchdowns in 41 games. Isabella was then picked up by the Baltimore Ravens shortly after, spending the rest of the 2022 season with them. He signed with the Buffalo Bills in 2023, but only played in two regular season games and two playoff games. Isabella signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills in 2024 but was released before the start of the season. Isabella played college football at UMass, where he led the entirety of FBS with 1,698 total receiving yards and 141.5 receiving yards per game. He was also second in total receptions (102), third for receptions per game (8.5) and tied for sixth in touchdown receptions (13). Isabella ranked sixth in FBS for all-purpose yards per game (152.67), which placed him first out of all FBS players in New England and second among all wide receivers nationally. At the combine, Isabella ran a 4.31 second 40-yard dash, which was the third-fastest time that year, tied with Ohio State wide receiver Parris Campbell. This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Former Steelers Wide Receiver Cut By NFC Contender Related Headlines Mike Tomlin: Aaron Rodgers Might Not Play in Preseason Steelers at Jaguars Preseason Gameday: Injury Updates, Depth Charts, TV Info, Betting Lines, More Steelers Afternoon Drive: Fautanu Flying Under the Radar? Don't Sleep on Steelers WR Scotty Miller: 'He Knows All the Spots'
CBS News
29-07-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Denver Broncos extend contract of veteran wide receiver Courtland Sutton
A big deal is finally done for the Denver Broncos. Wide receiver Courtland Sutton and the team have agreed to a four-year extension that's going to keep him under contract until 2029. The deal is worth $92 million and $41 million of that is guaranteed. The deal is a winner for both sides. It gives Sutton, who turns 30 this season, a raise that equates to about $10 million a year. And it's not breaking the bank for Denver. With what will be an average of $23 million a year for Sutton, it makes him the 18th highest paid receiver in the NFL. Sutton has had his best two seasons of his eight-year pro career under coach Sean Payton, who arrived in Denver in 2023. Sutton caught a career-best 81 passes for 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns last season, his first 1,000-yard campaign since 2019. He had a career-high 10 TD catches the year before. The veteran wideout will earn an average of $23 million in his new deal, much more in line with upper-echelon wide receivers across the NFL. His last deal included a $14 million salary for its final year in 2025. Sutton has been a limited participant in training camp as his agency and the Broncos negotiated the new contract. After the team's first full-padded practice Monday, Payton said, "Well, he's gotten reps. He's gotten limited reps. And I think we're ... real close on the contract." Then in the evening on Monday the team made the contract extension official. Payton expressed no concern that Sutton hasn't had his full complement of snaps so far with second-year quarterback Bo Nix. "Not with a veteran like Courtland," Payton said. "He's real smart. Here's the deal, he's been participating in all the individual, all the 1-on-1, he's gotten 7-on-7 work, he's gotten team reps. He's just being smart. It would be different if you felt like he was missing improvement or not being out here or just being out here riding the bike or something. I kind of know that player well enough to feel real good about where he's at and his mindset, both mentally and physically." Other veterans who are angling for new deals this summer include defensive lineman Zach Allen and rising star linebacker Nik Bonitto.
