The Pittsburgh Steelers have been no strangers to scouring alternative football leagues for talent. Arguably the most significant player to emerge from the first incarnation of the XFL was Tommy Maddox, who won the Comeback Player of the Year Award in Pittsburgh. If you search for prominent CFL players who played in the NFL, Stefon Logan’s name will come up, as well.
Last year, they also took advantage of the Alliance of American Football, ultimately signing seven players who had been under contract with the unsuccessful, upstart league, which folded eight games into his inaugural Spring season.