Last week, the Houston Texans released their former 2013 second-round draft pick, D.J. Swearinger, a safety prospect that the Pittsburgh Steelers had shown interest in before selecting safety Shamarko Thomas later in the draft in the fourth round.
We also learned that the Steelers were among eight teams that submitted a waiver claim on him. Of course, being that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers also submitted a claim, Pittsburgh was far away from landing him, as the Buccaneers had top priority, having finished the previous season with the worst record.