Shortly after S Karl Joseph was released by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they had signed Joseph to their practice squad. Joseph, 27, visited the Steelers in late March as a free agent after his contract with the Cleveland Browns expired, but he elected to return to the Raiders where he figuratively had a better shot of competing for a starting job. However, after battling through some nagging injuries during preseason play, the Raiders opted to cut bait with Joseph, setting up the opportunity to sign with Pittsburgh.
In five seasons in the NFL, Joseph has started 49-of-63 games played and has recorded 303 total tackles (220 solo) along with 11 TFLs, three sacks, five fumble recoveries and five interceptions.