Veteran wide receiver David Nelson had a few workouts with teams this offseason, but remained unsigned through the start of camp and said that he thought a big reason why was because teams questioned his commitment to football because of the extensive charitable work he does in Haiti.
Nelson, who was cut from the Jets last year after they traded for Percy Harvin, has found a team that doesn’t feel that way. The Steelers announced on Wednesday that they have signed Nelson and running back Braylon Heard. They placed kicker Shaun Suisham on injured reserve as a result of the torn ACL he suffered in the Hall of Fame Game and also waived/injured running back Cam Stingily.