NFL Free Agency: Pittsburgh Steelers re-sign All-Pro Miles Killebrew to two-year, $6.05 million deal, per report

After a successful Pro Bowl season with the Steelers, 30-year-old defensive back Miles Killebrew has signed a new contract with the Steelers worth $6.05 million over two years, per Jeremy Fowler.

Killebrew earned both Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors as a special teams player this past season while also serving in various roles throughout the Pittsburgh secondary. While he hasn’t always been a consistent part of the defense with Steelers or in previous stops, Killebrew is a remarkably reliable player, having missed just two regular season games in his career and zero since 2020.

Through three years with the Steelers, he made 43 total tackles. Before that stint, Killebrew was initially drafted by Detroit back in 2016 with a fourth round pick and he remained in the Motor City for five years. Again, he was reliably on the field and missed just two total games, recording a pair of interceptions and more than 100 tackles during his team as a Lion.

More on the 2024 NFL offseason, free agency

The NFL 2024 calendar year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. At that time, contracts running through 2023 officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 5. Beginning March 11 through March 13 teams can enter into a legal negotiation with players who are set to become unrestricted free agents.

In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 19 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets. On April 24, the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets hits. Following the restricted free agent deadline follows the 2024 NFL Draft, which runs from April 25-27.

More on restricted, exclusive rights free agents

Players with only three years of accredited NFL experience become restricted free agents. Their original team will have the option to apply first-round, second-round, original-round, and right-of-fight-of-first-refusal tenders on players at escalating price tags. The higher the round, the more expensive the tender amount; however, if a separate team does offer a contract and the original team does not match that round pick will be conveyed from the new team to the original team. Right of first refusal only gives a team the option to match or not. If they don’t match, they get nothing in return. An original-round tender would send a draft pick from whatever round the player was drafted back to the original team if they chose not to match. The original team will have five days to match once a player signs an offer sheet from a new team.