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Pittsburgh Steelers sign TE Riley Nowakowski

Pittsburgh Steelers signed TE Riley Nowakowski on May 11, 2026.

Event type
Free agent signing
First reported
May 11, 2026
Official
May 11, 2026
Player
Riley Nowakowski
Position
TE

What changed

Player
Riley Nowakowski
From
Free agent
To
Pittsburgh Steelers
Effective
May 11, 2026

Known details

Compensation
Signed a 4 year $4.82 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

How this move reshapes the Tight Ends room

Pittsburgh Steelers tight ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Robert Kugler
92Pat Freiermuth9016/178598949672$6.9M27.86'5"258
82Darnell Washington8417/177197979660$3.5M24.96'7"265
45Lake McReeNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——243
45Robert TonyanNEW5514/177708279—$1.1M32.26'5"237
45JJ GalbreathNEW385/17005096—$885K25.06'4"240
25Riley NowakowskiNEW282/1700505029$1.2M——250
20Jaheim Bell3515/1718088965$1.0M25.16'2"239
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Robert Kugler
92Pat Freiermuth9016/178598949672$6.9M27.86'5"258
82Darnell Washington8417/177197979660$3.5M24.96'7"265
72Jonnu SmithLEFT7816/179658978657—30.96'3"248
72Donald ParhamLEFT6012/1764070960—28.96'8"237
45Matt SokolLEFT303/1713017870—30.76'5"260
25Connor HeywardLEFT4617/175701009614$1.7M27.56'0"230
20Jaheim Bell3515/1718088965$1.0M25.16'2"239

Timeline

  1. OfficialMay 11, 2026

    Pittsburgh Steelers sign TE Riley Nowakowski

    Signed a 4 year $4.82 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

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