The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Morgan Burnett last year in free agency to be the starting safety alongside Sean Davis in the deep secondary. What happened was Burnett suffered several injuries leading up to the 2019 season, and gave way to Terrell Edmunds to start.
The plan for the two safeties was to have Edmunds fill the hybrid linebacker/safety position his rookie season with Burnett playing the natural safety position; however, with Burnett’s injury history he was stuck playing nothing more than in specific sub packages.
This was why Burnett requested his release from the team this offseason, and according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the team plans on granting him his wish by April 1st.