The NFL offseason officially started today and the Pittsburgh Steelers wasted no time making moves to clear salary cap space.
The team announced the release of quarterback Mitch Trubisky, offensive lineman Chukwuma Okorafor and punter Pressley Harvin III.
The writing has been on the wall for all three weeks now; it was only a matter of the Steelers doing the deed.
Trubisky appeared in 12 games since signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent in 2022. Trubisky had a 2-5 record throwing in seven starts for 1,884 yards, eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Okorafor, selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft, played in 77 games with 59 starts. The full-time role he took over in 2020 was rescinded midway through the 2023 season in what was deemed a behavioral issue, and Okorafor was replaced by first-round rookie Broderick Jones.
Per Jason Fitzgerald at Over the Cap, the move saves the Steelers $8.75 million on the salary cap, leaving an estimated $3.1 of dead money on the books.
Harvin, a seventh-round 2021 NFL draft selection, punted 217 times for 9,473 yards (43.7-yard average).
The trio of moves saves Pittsburgh roughly $12.65M in cap space.
We have released P Pressley Harvin III, OL Chukwuma Okorafor and QB Mitch Trubisky. @BordasLawhttps://t.co/pzqhlZFccq
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) February 12, 2024
