The 2022 NFL league year got underway on Wednesday and we can now confirm that the Pittsburgh Steelers did not exclusive rights tender two players, cornerback DeMarkus Acy and defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas.
The nontendering of those two players was expected with both players coming off injuries that resulted in them spending 2021 on the Reserve/Injured list. The two players are now free agents.
Christmas, who was originally signed to the Steelers practice squad in November of 2020, was signed to a Reserve/Future contract after ending that 2020 season on the teams practice squad. The former Florida State defensive tackle wound up on the Steelers Reserve/Injured list in July after suffering an undisclosed injury.