The Pittsburgh Steelers have had former Chicago Bears tight end Kellen Davis in for a visit, but Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports Friday that an NFL source says the Bears former fifth-round draft pick is unlikely to be signed.
Biggs, however, is also reporting that another source is telling him that tight end Matt Spaeth, who was also recently released by the Bears, could wind up signing back with the Steelers, the team that drafted him in the third-round of the 2007 draft.
Spaeth played his first four seasons in the league with the Steelers where he registered 36 catches for 275 yards and 5 touchdowns. He left via free agency in 2011 to sign with the Bears where he registered 13 catches for 78 yards and 3 touchdowns in two seasons.
As Biggs points out in his report, Pro Football Focus ranked Spaeth as the No. 1 run blocker in 2012 for the tight end position and the 16th-best pass blocker. Sure, it is subjective, but worth noting nonetheless.
The Steelers will need a replacement for free agent tight end Leonard Pope, who is not expected to return in 2013 after a dismal season that saw him being demoted behind rookie tight end David Paulson. Keep in mind that Heath Miller is more than likely going to be sidelined for the first few weeks of the season after tearing his ACL late last year.
We will have to see if Spaeth gets scheduled for a visit, but according to Briggs, it seems likely to happen.
UPDATE: Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports on Twitter that Spaeth visited the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday.
