NFL free agent rumors: Former Packers S Morgan Burnett signs with Steelers

Help at safety is on the way to Pittsburgh.

Former Packers safety Morgan Burnett will visit the Steelers and is expected to finalize a deal with the team Tuesday, NFL Network's James Jones first reported.

According to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, who cited an unidentified source, Burnett agreed to terms on a three-year contract worth close to $14.5 million later Tuesday.

The Steelers, who recently signed linebacker Jon Bostic to a two-year deal, have been hunting for help at safety since releasing veteran Mike Mitchell last week. Burnett could be just the boost Pittsburgh's lagging defense needs, and many Steelers players have already chimed in to express their excitement.

Soufside Legends On The Same Squad @MoBetta_42 👀

— PickzBurgh (@CamSutton20) March 20, 2018

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— Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) March 20, 2018

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— Vince Williams (@VinnyVidiVici98) March 20, 2018

Burnett, 29, was selected by the Packers in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft and has spent his entire career in Green Bay. He recorded 497 tackles, 7.5 sacks and nine interceptions in 102 starts over those eight seasons.

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