The Pittsburgh Steelers have cut wide receiver Robert Woods after he requested his release, the team announced. Woods only wants to keep playing football if he is on a 53-man roster, and did not want to do a practice squad stint with the Steelers.
By the end of training camp,Scotty Millerwas playing over Woods and the veteran was clearly on the outside looking in on the Steelers’ wide receiver room.
Woods, 33, spent the last two seasons with the Houston Texans. He had 20 receptions for 203 yards in 2024 under Bobby Slowik.
Woods is a 6-foot, 193-pound wide receiver who has played in the NFL for over 12 seasons. His most prolific years in the NFL were with the Los Angeles Rams in Sean McVay’s offense, where he was used as a condensed wide receiver who would block and make plays over the middle of the field.
In 2018 and 2019, he had back-to-back 1000-yard seasons. He won a Super Bowl with the Rams during his tenure there before heading to the Tennessee Titans for one season in 2022.
Woods started his career with the Buffalo Bills from 2013 to 2017. He was a second-round pick of USC in the 2013 NFL Draft.
He has 683 receptions for 8076 yards and 38 touchdowns over his entire career.
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