The Pittsburgh Steelers are finally moving from veteran safety Morgan Burnett after just one season as the team announced his release on Monday.
Burnett, who signed a three year, $14.35 million free agent contract with the Steelers on March 20, 2018, had reportedly asked the Steelers to release him several weeks ago as he didn’t like the way he was used last season. In the 11 games that he played in last season, Burnett registered just 30 total tackles to go along with 6 passes defensed. He missed four games early in the season due to a groin injury and another game later in the season due to a back issue.