Steelers sign two more rookies

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 6: Germie Bernard #5 of the Alabama Crimson Tide runs with the ball in the fourth quarter of the 2025 SEC Championship Game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 6, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) | ISI Photos via Getty Images

The Steelers have signed rookies Germie Bernard and Eli Heidenreich to their first NFL contracts, the team announced Monday.

Pittsburgh traded up to select Bernard, an Alabama wide receiver, in the second round in 2026. Heidenreich, who was added to the Steelers' roster as a running back/wide receiver, was a versatile slotback in the Navy offense.

Bernard has already been drawing good reviews from Steelers players in the team's first day of OTAs Monday.

Michael Pittman Jr. said Germie Bernard has 'come in the right way' and is executing the plays at a high level already.

"He's been in here for two weeks and it's like he already knows everything."

- Nick Farabaugh (@FarabaughFB) May 18, 2026

Contract details have not yet been released for either player, but the question will be how much of Bernard's contract - or all of it - is guaranteed. The Falcons' Avieon Terrell, who was selected one pick after Bernard in the second round, agreed to a fully-guaranteed deal earlier in May.

Like all drafted rookies, Bernard and Heidenreich signed four-year contracts.

The only Steelers rookie to remained unsigned is Penn State quarterback Drew Allar, one of Pittsburgh's third-round picks in 2026.