Steelers Sign CB Cockrell, Reduce Roster To 53
By The Sports Xchange
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed free agent cornerback Ross Cockrell to a one-year contract Saturday and reduced their roster to the league-mandated 53 players.
Cockrell, the 6-foot, 190-pound Duke product, entered the NFL as a fourth-round (109th overall) draft selection of the Buffalo Bills in 2014 and appeared in seven games during his rookie season. He was released by Buffalo last month.
The Steelers released running backs Jawon Chisholm and Josh Harris, defensive linemen Matt Conrath, Ethan Hemer and Mike Thornton, safeties Jordan Dangerfield, Alden Darby and Gerod Holliman, offensive linemen Reese Dismukes, B.J. Finney and Doug Legursky, cornerbacks Kevin Fogg and B.W. Webb, linebackers L.J. Fort, Shayon Green and Howard Jones, and wide receivers Shakim Phillips and Jarrod West.
Legursky, who spent 2009 through 2012 with the Steelers and played for the Bills in 2013 and the San Diego Chargers last year, was signed after center Maurkice Pouncey suffered a broken ankle in a preseason game.
The team placed offensive linemen Kelvin Palmer and Mitchell Van Dyk on the team's waived/injured list.
The Steelers can sign up to 10 practice squad players after 1 p.m. ET Sunday.
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