The Pittsburgh Steelers have released OT Zach Banner, the team announced today.
Banner was owed a base salary of $5 million this season. He logged just one offensive snap in 2021 after recovering from a torn ACL in the 2020 Week One opener. Banner was limited during this past year’s training camp and though he seemed to be trending in the right direction, suffered a setback and was placed on injured reserve to begin the season.
Pittsburgh gave him a two-year contract worth nearly $10 million last offseason. But the deal didn’t work out and the Steelers are moving on, clearing a chunk of cap space in the move.