The Pittsburgh Steelers released/waived RB Anthony McFarland Jr., the team announced Thursday.
We have released RB Anthony McFarland Jr. @BordasLawhttps://t.co/Jt1UadRWPk
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 21, 2023
McFarland hasn’t dressed for most of the season. After making the team as the Steelers’ third-string running back to begin the y ear, he opened the season as the team’s starting kick returner. But a knee injury landed him on IR after the Steelers’ Week One loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Activated off IR weeks later, he’s only appeared in two games since, Week Ten against the Green Bay Packers and Week 11 against the Cleveland Browns.