It hardly registered as a blip on my Steelers radar when the team signed WR Raymond "Ray-Ray" McCloud lll last week as a free agent. Why would it? Journeymen free agents are routinely brought in for workouts, and signed to league minimum deals to basically act as a placeholder until a roster lock recovers from a minor nagging injury.
When a player like McCloud signs on the dotted line, seldom does it move the pay attention needle on the dial. I knew that Ryan Switzer was nursing yet another lower leg injury, so it made sense for the Steelers to bring in somebody capable of keeping the Steelers QBs on the depth chart stretched out, and assist the special teams as they work on blocking for and covering kicks.