PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers added 19 free agents to their roster and assigned 12 of them to NFL Europe.

The players are:

- Quarterbacks Shane Boyd, Kentucky; and Rod Rutherford, Pitt.

- Centers Kyle Andrews, Ohio State; Brandon Newton, Hofstra.

- Punter Mike Barr, Rutgers.

- Offensive linemen Ulish Booker, Michigan State; Tim Brown, West Virginia; and Brandon Torrey, Howard.

- Linebackers Matt Farrior, Florida; Malcolm Postell, Pitt; Richard Seigler, Oregon State; and Ronald Stanley, Michigan State.

- Wide receivers Adam Herzing, Cal-Poly; Isaac West, Furman; and Walter Young, Illinois.

- Running backs Mike Jemison, Indiana, Pa. and Fred Staton, Tusculum.

Tight end Erik Jensen, Iowa.

- Fullback John Kuhn, Shippensburg.

Rutherford, a Pittsburgh native, was placed on the practice squad reserved/injured list in January.