During the 2023 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers ran extremely thin at the safety and inside linebacker positions. They were forced to turn to players they had signed to their practice squad during the season like Eric Rowe, Myles Jack, and Mykal Walker. Though they filled in admirably, none of those players appear to be circling back to Pittsburgh for the 2024 season. According to the Washington Commander’s page on X, they have signed Walker.
After spending three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons after being selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Walker came to Pittsburgh and ended up starting five games while appearing in eight after Kwon Alexander and Cole Holcomb both went down with season-ending injuries.