Steelers Cut Ahkello Witherspoon | What's Omar Khan Planning? | Free Agent Needs: Linebacker vs Edge

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🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast. The Pittsburgh Steelers cut Ahkello Witherspoon from their cornerback group, which mean Omar Khan is planning another free agent move. But what's the priority? Should the Steelers close the deal on Kwon Alexander and complete their group of inside linebackers? Or should they try to get a backup edge rusher to work with T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith, like Leonard Floyd, Justin Houston or another veteran pass rusher? Also, Chris Carter answers your questions on the Locked on Steelers call-in line. What does Matt Canada need to do to not hold back Kenny Pickett and the offense? Are the Steelers legitimate Super Bowl contenders? And is Kevin Byard a sneaky player who could be cut by their team for the Steelers to sign after the fact? Probably not, but it does open up the idea of making that happen with other overpriced veterans teams might cut. CALL INTO THE SHOW AT 412-223-6644 or if international, e-mail your audio message to [email protected] Follow Chris Carter on Twitter: @CarterCritiques. Theme music is 'Soul Kick' by Ceddy P, and 'Too Easy' by Nerdboy. Both from their label Renaissance Music. Find more from their label here. This show is part of the Locked on Podcast Network. DONATE to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation with this link: https://finest.cff.org/pgh50finest/cartercritiques Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. PrizePicks First time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDON Ultimate Football GM To download the game just visit Ultimate-GM.com or look it up on the app stores. Our listeners get a 100% free boost to their franchise when using the promo LOCKEDON (ALL CAPS) in the game store. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Akella Witherspoon's gone, and now it gives the sense that maybe Omar Kahn's got something cooking as the Steelers GM.
0:10.7	We'll talk about that, the impact of the secondary, and what I think could be coming down the pipeline for your Pittsburgh Steelers right here in the Lockdown Steelers podcast.
0:18.5	I'm your host Chris Carter.
0:19.8	Let's get into it. You are Locked on Steelers podcast. I'm your host, Chris Carter. Let's get into it.
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0:47.7	I'm your host, Chris Carter, bringing you your daily dose of all things on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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1:05.0	So let's get down to the basics here. The Steelers officially released a Keller Witherspoon,
1:10.8	which means he comes off the books,
1:12.5	approximately $4 million also comes free in the salary cap to getting the Steelers in an
1:19.2	interesting position there. And now we get to talk a little bit of what is the plan behind this.
1:26.3	Because going into what we thought was going to be
1:30.5	OTAs, which are starting next week, next Tuesday, in fact, so we're less than a week away
1:35.1	from OTAs and then mini-camp getting started. But the idea that I thought the Steelers had in
1:41.4	their mind was, hey, at the cornerback, you got veteran-wise,
1:46.3	you got Patrick Peterson, Levi Wallace, Akello Witherspoon, James Pierre, and then you got
1:51.6	newcomer Chandon Sullivan, you signed in free agency, and then you got your two rookies in Joey
1:56.0	Porter Jr. and Corey Trice. So thinking they're like, okay, if we're, if we're thinking of keeping five or
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