Last week, it was former Michigan quarterback (turned receiver) Devin Gardner. This week, it’s former Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd.
Both have been jettisoned from the Steelers roster, well in advance of the mandatory cut-down date.
Boyd, a sixth-round pick of the Jets in 2014, was cut when the team reduced to 53 players last August. He later played in the Fall Experimental Football League, and he signed with the Steelers in March.
He was a long shot to make the team, especially given that he played in neither of the team’s preseason games to date.