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Titans Sign Former Steelers TE

A former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end has agreed to terms with the Tennessee Titans.

Stephen Thompson

Dec 8, 2019; Glendale, AZ, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Nick Vannett (88) against the Arizona
Dec 8, 2019; Glendale, AZ, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Nick Vannett (88) against the Arizona / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
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PITTSBURGH -- A former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end has found a new home and will continue his journeyman NFL career elsewhere in the AFC.

Nick Vannett, who spent part of the 2019 season with the Steelers, has agreed to terms with the Tennessee Titans, the team announced this week. Financial terms have not yet been disclosed.

Vannett, a former third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Ohio State, spent just over three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks before they traded him to Pittsburgh for a fifth-round pick in September of 2020. After finishing out the year with the Steelers and recording 13 catches for 128 yards in 13 games, he signed a two-year, $5.7 million deal with the Denver Broncos.

The Broncos cut him following the 2020 season and he's bounced around ever since, signing a three-year contract with the Saints before being waived in the middle of the 2022 season. Vannett has since spent time with the New York Giants' practice squad, the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad.

Now Vannett will try to stick on with his ninth NFL team and keep his lengthy professional football career alive.

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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