<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Harris, Davis sign dealsFriday, July 21, 2006PITTSBURGH — The Steelers announced the signings of rookie defensive end Orien Harris and rookie tight end Charles Davis to multi-year contracts. Financial terms of the deals were not released.Harris (6-foot-3, 302 pounds) was the Steelers' second of two fourth-round selections (133rd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Miami (Fla.) while Davis, out of Purdue, was the second of two fifth-round picks (167th overall). Harris and Davis are the second and third draft picks signed by the team this year. Rookie offensive lineman Willie Colon, the team's first fourth-round pick, signed in late May.Harris started 34-of-48 games during his career for the Hurricanes, where he registered 54 quarterback pressures. He was an Associated Press second-team All-American as a senior after posting 40 tackles (18 solo) and producing 3.5 sacks and 11 tackles for losses. Harris earned honorable mention All-ACC twice.Davis (6-6, 260) was the second of two fifth-round selections -- QB Omar Jacobs is the other. Davis played in 49 career games and made 33 starts for the Boilermakers. He finished his career with 78 receptions for 865 yards (11.1 avg.) with four touchdowns.Davis' most productive season was his junior year when he finished with 34 catches for 416 yards and three touchdowns. He was a second-team All-Big Ten selection and was also named to the league's all-academic team.</div>http://media3.steelers.com/article/65946/
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Steelers | Team to sign Jacobs Wednesday Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:30:21 -0700 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Pittsburgh Steelers will sign fifth-round draft pick QB Omar Jacobs to a three-year contract Wednesday, July 26. Financial terms were not disclosed. He will serve as their No. 3 quarterback behind QBs Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch. Steelers | Humes will get his shot at short-yardage back Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:28:08 -0700 Mike Prisuta, of the Tribune-Review, reports Pittsburgh Steelers rookie RB Cedric Humes is a candidate to become the team's short-yardage back, a job left vacant by the retirement of RB Jerome Bettis. RBs Duce Staley and Verron Haynes will get first crack at replacing Bettis. "He may be a guy to fill that role," running backs coach Dick Hoak said in April. "He's very effective once you get down into the red zone.</div>
