The Pittsburgh Steelers released CB Desmond King on Wednesday and signed CB Darius Rush off the 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 was expected to release King if they were unable to find a trade partner, so this doesn’t come as a surprise.
King, 28, was drafted in the fifth round out of Iowa by the Chargers in 2017. He was traded to the Titans before the deadline for a sixth-round pick.
King played out the final year of his four-year, $2.68 million rookie contract and made a base salary of $735,000 for the 2020 season. He agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Texans in 2021 and re-signed on a two-year, $7 million deal in 2022.
In 2023, King has appeared in three games for the Steelers.
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