Steelers Cut CB Desmond King, Sign CB Darius Rush Off Chiefs’ PS

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.