The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially released CB Desmond King, the team announced Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the team signed rookie CB Darius Rush off the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad.
We have signed CB Darius Rush to the 53-man roster from the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad & released CB Desmond King II. @BordasLaw https://t.co/ue5morjBQv
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 18, 2023
Pittsburgh moving on from King was first reported last night by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The reporting said he would be cut if the team could not trade for him and evidently, they were unable to flip him to another team.