The Pittsburgh Steelers have made their first wave of roster cuts, announcing they have released nine players in their march to trim the roster from 80 to 53.
In a press release, the team announced they have released: TE Marcus Baugh, RB Tony Brooks-James, CB Shakur Brown, DT T.J. Carter, CB Lafayette Pitts, OG Malcolm Pridgeon, WR Mathew Sexton, and S Lamont Wade.
We have released nine players in advance of Tuesday’s deadline to trim the roster to 53.https://t.co/wfINzrtqfw
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 28, 2021
None of these nine were projected or expected to make the 53 man roster or even be in serious contention.