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In maybe the most predictable move of the offseason, the moment the Cincinnati Bengals released B.J. Finney, you knew the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to be picking up the phone. What we didn’t know is how long it would take for them to make the call. As Finney himself told Teresa Varley of Steelers.com, it didn’t take long at all.
“It was within a couple of days of being released by Cincinnati that Mr. (Kevin) Colbert and Omar (Khan) reached out to my agents,” said Finney. “They were like Pittsburgh is interested in bringing you back. We can work out the details and see what takes place. A couple of other teams were interested but didn’t know what they had with the salary cap and so forth. We were stern and said tell us what you are going to offer, or I will be on a plane to Pittsburgh. Fast forward a couple of days and I was headed back to Pittsburgh.”
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B.J. Finney grew up a Steelers fan and when he was signed by the team as an undrafted rookie free agent back in 2015, it was a dream come true.
"Growing up, watching football with my dad, it was always the Steelers on Sundays, black and gold, no other option," said Finney back when he first signed with the Steelers. "We didn't have a tie to Pennsylvania. He just watched the 1970s dynasty and fell in love with them and that's the way I grew up. I fell in love watching this franchise."
Finney is back with the team he first fell in love with after signing a one-year contract with the Steelers last month, a chance for him to come back to his football home.