The Pittsburgh Steelers waived rookie defensive back Carlins Platel as injured on Tuesday and as expected, he cleared waivers on Wednesday and reverted to the team’s Reserve/Injured list.
Platel, who was injured late in the Steelers Sunday preseason finale against the Detroit Lions, goes to the Reserve/Injured list on a split salary of $430,000. The South Carolina product by way of Assumption College announced on Tuesday that he had underwent successful surgery for his Sunday injury.
Platel originally signed with the Steelers in May as an undrafted free agent after attending the team’s rookie minicamp as a tryout player.