The Pittsburgh Steelers are loaded at all the skill positions except tight end, and the player who was expected to fill that void last season – 2016 offseason signing Ladarius Green – has been released by the team after failing a physical.
Green signed a four-year contract worth $20 million last offseason after catching a career-high 37 passes for 429 yards in 2016 as the backup to Antonio Gates with the Chargers. The 26-year-old was expected to excel in his first starting role as a replacement for the retiring Heath Miller, but he missed the first eight games of the season with an ankle injury and the final five and the postseason with a concussion.