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Steelers Release Nine Players Saturday

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.