The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent fullback Derek Watt on a three-year contract on Tuesday and on Wednesday the team parted ways with fullback Roosevelt Nix by terminating his contract.
Nix, who entered the NFL originally in 2014 with Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent, only played in three games last season due to a knee injury. He was scheduled to earn $1.45 million in 2020 and his release results in a 2020 dead money charge of $875,000.
During his time with the Steelers, Nix was a stellar fullback and a core special teams demon.