Mason Cole released by Pittsburgh Steelers

Mason Cole released by Pittsburgh Steelers

Updated: 5:07 PM EST Feb 23, 2024

ART. REALLY THE SECOND, GIVING US A GLIMPSE AHEAD INTO THE 2024 SEASON. I TALKED ONE ON ONE WITH THE STEELER PRESIDENT THIS AFTERNOON. NOW, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT FANS WANT TO KNOW IS WHO THE STEELERS QUARTERBACK WILL BE HEADING INTO NEXT SEASON. WE KNOW KANE PICKETT IS QB1 AT THE MOMENT, BUT ROONEY RAISED SOME EYEBROWS RECENTLY, SAYING THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSED ON TRADING FOR A QUARTERBACK. NOW. TODAY I PRESSED HIM ON THAT POSSIBLE TRADE. HE ALSO MENTIONED YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY LOOK OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION TO BRING SOMEBODY IN TO COMPETE AGAINST KENNY, MAYBE EVEN TO BE THE NUMBER ONE PERSON. WELL, THE QUESTION I ALWAYS ASK IS, YOU KNOW, WOULD WE CONSIDER ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YOU KNOW, AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE DON’T WANT TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON ANYTHING, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT’S STILL I’D PROBABLY PUT IT IN THE UNLIKELY CATEGORY. THREE. MM. SO, SO POSSIBLE, BUT NOT SOMETHING THAT AT THIS POINT IS, IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS. YEAH. I MEAN LOOK, WE, WE’D LIKE TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, ANY OPPORTUNITY WE THINK CAN MAKE US BETTER. SO THAT’S WHY I DON’T CLOSE THE DOOR ON ANYTHING. BUT BUT, UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON’T WANT TO CREATE A LOT OF SPECULATION OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING OUT LOOKING TO MAKE SOME BI

Mason Cole released by Pittsburgh Steelers

Updated: 5:07 PM EST Feb 23, 2024

Steelers center Mason Cole was released Friday, the team announced.The move saves the Steelers around $5 million in salary cap space, but it also makes the center position a need.Cole signed with Pittsburgh in March 2022. He started all 17 regular-season games the past two seasons, as well as the wild-card playoff game at Buffalo in January.The 27-year-old Cole was a third-round draft pick by Arizona in 2018. He spent three seasons with the Cardinals and one with the Minnesota Vikings before joining the Steelers.

PITTSBURGH —

Steelers center Mason Cole was released Friday, the team announced.

The move saves the Steelers around $5 million in salary cap space, but it also makes the center position a need.

Cole signed with Pittsburgh in March 2022. He started all 17 regular-season games the past two seasons, as well as the wild-card playoff game at Buffalo in January.

The 27-year-old Cole was a third-round draft pick by Arizona in 2018. He spent three seasons with the Cardinals and one with the Minnesota Vikings before joining the Steelers.