The Pittsburgh Steelers have released QB Jerrod Johnson, OT Trai Essex, WR Derrick Williams, FS DaMon Cromartie-Smith, WR David Gilreath, WR Marquis Maze and WR Toney Clemons.

Our View: Clemons and Maze are both practice squad candidates. Maze is a special teams/return man/slot receiver, and Clemons is a raw, but talented receiver. The Steelers may carry only four wide receivers into the regular season.
Steelers | Seven players released