On Thursday, June 24th, the Pittsburgh Steelers released David DeCastro. It wasn’t the biggest surprise because DeCastro hadn’t been speaking to media and hadn’t been practicing. After the Steelers brought Trai Turner in for a tryout, it was pretty easy to deduce there were issues with DeCastro’s health after his injuries in the 2020 season that played a large role in his diminished play. The Steelers made that official when they released their star right guard. The surprising thing was they designated the release a Non-Football Injury release. This release status tells you two things. First, the Steelers were releasing David DeCastro while he was injured, and second, the team was stating the injury was not caused by his work playing football for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Is there a cost to be paid when teams overlook injuries?
