The Steelers are getting rid of a stalwart of the past handful of years. Pittsburgh has released fullback Roosevelt Nix, they announced in a release.
Nix appeared in only three games this past season due to injury, but before that had operated as their fullback for the previous four seasons. In 2017 he played more than 16 percent of the offensive snaps, and made the Pro Bowl. His offensive snaps were reduced in 2018, but he continued to play a key role on special teams. Before the start of last year, he was voted a special teams captain by his teammates.
A Kent State product, he originally signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2014 but failed to stick. He then latched on with the Steelers and made the team. He eventually earned a four-year, $6.975MM extension after the 2017 season, although he’ll end up only having made it through half of that pact.
Damn, this guy is a gamer, shame he was dinged you.
Dinged UP…
They’ll be fine without him
So, Nix was nixed?