Three-time Pro Bowler Melvin Ingram signs with Steelers

Three-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher Melvin Ingram left the Los Angeles Chargers via free agency after the 2020 season and now has a new football home. 

Ian Rapoport (h/t Nick Shook) of NFL Network reported Monday that Ingram has agreed to join the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year contract. Ingram confirmed the news while speaking with NFL insider Josina Anderson. 

"I just did the deal not too long ago and just got to the airport," Ingram told Anderson. "It’s definitely a dope organization and environment, so I definitely feel like it's the place for me.

"I met with coach (Mike) Tomlin. You can tell he's very involved and a players' coach. That's what stood out to me. He wants to win and that is what I am on. My role is my role. He just told me to come in and be me. Everyone knows how I play."

Ingram earned Pro Bowl nods every year from 2017 through 2019 but was limited to seven games in 2020 because of a lingering knee problem. He has tallied 49 total sacks across his nine regular seasons.