The Pittsburgh Steelers have informed veteran safety Morgan Burnett they will release him by April 1, as per the player's request, Burnett's agent Kevin Conner told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Burnett initially was told his release would occur Wednesday, but the Steelers say accounting issues will delay it another week.
Burnett missed four of the first six games of the season due to injury, and the Steelers continued to start rookie Terrell Edmunds in his absence.
Burnett recorded 30 tackles and six pass deflections in a subpackage role over 11 games.