The latest Steelers news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Steelers newsletter here! For his part, Tuszka was added to the practice squad on Septemand elevated in late September.Īt the moment the Steelers have just one linebacker on the practice squad, that being first-player Delontae Scott (SMU), who stands 6-foot-5 and is listed at 246 pounds. He also has two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.Īssuming Finch signs to Pittsburgh’s practice squad, he will be groomed to provide depth behind backup outside linebackers Taco Chalton and Derrek Tuszka, both relatively recent acquisitions, with Charlton joining the practice squad in September and getting elevated to the active roster in late October.
His c areer stat line in the NFL reads: 27 games (three starts), with 41 total tackles (30 solo), including 3.5 sacks, six tackles for loss and four quarterback hits. This year he has spent time with the Jets and Titans, and also had a tryout with the Atlanta Falcons, where he might have been reunited with ex-Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees.Īt Temple, Finch played in 53 career games for the Owls and recorded 144 total tackles (85 solo), with 32 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and five blocked kicks. He went on to appear in three games for the Jets, with all of his snaps coming on special teams. He went on to spend the early part of the 2020 season on the practice squad of the Chicago Bears, and finally saw game action again in November 2020, shortly after he was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets. He played in 23 games (three starts) during his first stint with Tennessee, before the Cincinnati Bengals claimed him on waivers in December 2019.īut Finch never played in a game for the Bengals, nor at his next stop, the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Sharif Finch Originally Signed With The Titans for $42Kįinch-6-foot-4 and 250 pounds-spent his first two seasons in the NFL with the Titans, who inked him as an undrafted free agent out of Temple in 2018, giving him $42,000 in guaranteed money as an enticement to sign. In a corresponding move, the Raiders have waived DE Ade Aruna.Finch has played in one NFL game this season, spending a little more than a week with the Titans while ex-Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree was being rested, part of Dupree’s ongoing comeback from a torn ACL suffered in December 2020. He ranks as the NCAA career leader with five punt blocks, while also posting 144 tackles, including 32 for loss, 14.5 sacks, two interceptions including one returned for a touchdown, five forced fumbles and four fumbles recoveries including one that was also returned for a score.Īs a senior in 2017, Finch played in 13 contests with 12 starts and posted a team-leading and single-season career-high 8.5 sacks.
As a rookie in 2018, he appeared in 15 contests, collected 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.Ī native of Henrico, Va., Finch appeared in 53 games with 25 starts over five seasons at Temple. Last season, Finch appeared in eight contests and made three starts for the Titans before being waived ahead of Week 17. While with the Titans, Finch appeared in 23 contests and made three starts, compiling 33 tackles (25 solo), 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. The Las Vegas Raiders have signed free agent DE Sharif Finch, the club announced Tuesday.įinch, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end, joins the Raiders having spent his first two seasons (2018-19) with the Tennessee Titans after signing with the club as an undrafted free agent.
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