Penn State tight end Jesse James may have the name of a deceased outlaw, but the Steelers did anything but outlaw him; they welcomed him in. Kevin Colbert and company selected James with their fifth round selection, Saturday. Teammates, media and fans all chime in on their feelings about James.
TE coach James Daniel: "We liked his talent. We feel like he can add something to the Pittsburgh Steelers this upcoming season."
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) May 2, 2015
With the 160th overall selection in the 2015 #NFLDraft we have selected Jesse James, TE, Penn State. #SteelersDraft pic.twitter.com/zXQjXp0Bwj
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 2, 2015
#Steelers like Jesse James a lot. A need. Solid pick and certainly lessens the blow of not getting Maxx earlier. Third TE off the board.
— David Todd (@DavidMTodd) May 2, 2015
Mentioned last night that the #Steelers were eying TE Jesse James as potential successor to Heath Miller. They selected him here. #PITpick
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) May 2, 2015
Jesse James has the potential to be Heath Miller in style, usage and longevity of career. #Steelers
— Andrea Hangst (@FBALL_Andrea) May 2, 2015
Round 5 is better 4 a TE who's gonna compete w/ Blanchflower for No. 3 job in '15, because that's what Maxx Williams was gonna do, too
— Bob Labriola (@BobLabriola) May 2, 2015
High character kid, too. Raised money for charity at the Combine to fight kidney cancer. Three-time captain in high school.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) May 2, 2015
South Allegheny to Penn State to Steelers. Really needed help at TE. Jesse James
— Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) May 2, 2015
Jesse James playing TE isn't fair.
— TheMantheMytheLegend (@Steel_Legends) May 2, 2015
Daniel: "A guy who is 6-7 should be a red zone threat."
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) May 2, 2015
Also like the James addition to #Steelers…great size that can’t be taught…project, but can block
— Matt Williamson (@WilliamsonNFL) May 2, 2015
Steelers TE coach James Daniel: "He has enough talent to be good in all phases of the game."
— Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) May 2, 2015