The Pittsburgh Steelers are cutting linebacker Jacoby Windmon, the team announced on Tuesday. That will clear another spot on their practice squad. Windmon was singed by the team three weeks ago to add another inside linebacker to the room after their release of Ja’Whaun Bentley.
Windmon has only been with the Carolina Panthers signed him off the Steelers’ practice squad last year. They released him in August and no team since has swooped in to sign him.
Windmon, an undrafted rookie out of Michigan State in 2024, did not make the Steelers’ 53-man roster after playing well in the preseason last year. Instead, he joined the team’s practice squad as an edge rusher and linebacker that can play at both spots.
Windmon played in eight games with the Panthers, racking up 1.5 sacks and 13 tackles in his rookie season.
The Steelers are getting healthier at inside linebacker, as Malik Harrison has been practicing and is nearing his return from an MCL sprain. Once he does, the team will have all the bodies they need in that room, though they will not have an inside linebacker on the practice squad. Given injuries at other spots, like safety, it is less paramount to fill out the room.
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