The Pittsburgh Steelers have been very busy during the first week of the 2022 free agency period. Already signing five players from outside the organization as well as bringing back several of their own, the Steelers have seen the first player leave the team this offseason as an unrestricted free agent. According to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, former Steelers wide receiver and kick returner Ray-Ray McCloud is signing with the San Francisco 49ers.
In 2021, McCloud played for the Steelers for a $1 million contract. While many Steelers fans believed McCloud could possibly return to the Steelers at around the same money as he earned last season, the contract he was given from the 49ers was nowhere in the neighborhood as to what Steelers fans would have expected for a return to the Steel City.