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Steelers Drop Former Vikings CB

Until this week, the Pittsburgh Steelers employed three Minnesota Vikings cornerbacks from the 2022 season — Patrick Peterson, Chandon Sullivan, and Kalon Barnes.

The Steelers are 2-1 through three games, while the Vikings are scraping the NFL’s bottom barrel at 0-3.

Steelers Drop Former Vikings CB

But the Steelers said sayonara to one of those corners Tuesday. KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson tweeted Tuesday, “Steelers released Kalon Barnes from practice squad.”

Steelers Drop
Aug 19, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Abraham Beauplan (39) and cornerback Kalon Barnes (27) and safety Theo Jackson (25) lead the team onto the field before the game against the Tennessee Titans at U.