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Steelers waive WR Ryan Switzer

The Pittsburgh Steelers waived wide receiver Ryan Switzer as part of their roster cuts.

Per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers waived wide receiver Ryan Switzer on Saturday.

The deadline for teams to cut rosters to 53 was Saturday at 4 p.m. Because Switzer has less than four years of experience, he’s subject to waivers and can be claimed by any team between now and noon Sunday.

If Switzer clears waivers, he becomes an unrestricted free agent, and it’s always possible the Steelers snap him back up. After all, he is Ben Roethlisberger’s best friend. It sounds petty, but that usually accounts for something.

In two seasons with Pittsburgh, Switzer logged just 280 receiving yards and one touchdown. His contributions came mainly via special teams with 1,054 return yards on 77 attempts.

On Friday, head coach Mike Tomlin tabbed wide receiver Diontae Johnson as punt returner.

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REPORT: Steelers release LB Tuzar Skipper

The Pittsburgh Steelers released second-year linebacker Tuzar Skipper on Friday.

According to Brooke Pryor, Steelers beat writer for ESPN, the team released linebacker Tuzar Skipper on Friday.

Skipper is the first of what will be many players released as teams need to trim their rosters down from 80 to 53 by Saturday at 4 p.m.

The Steelers signed the Toledo product as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft.

Skipper was somewhat of a preseason hero for Pittsburgh after making 50 key plays, six tackles (two for loss) and five stops in four games. However, after initially making the Steelers 53-man roster, Skipper was waived before Week 1. He was claimed off waivers by the Giants and appeared in six games in which he recovered a fumble and contributed three tackles and a half sack.

In November, Pittsburgh re-signed him off New York’s practice squad and signed a two-year extension on Dec. 30. He did not see any regular-season action with the Steelers.

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