{"id":30011,"date":"2024-03-09T02:04:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/30011\/steelers-to-release-veteran-db\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T02:04:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:04:06","slug":"steelers-to-release-veteran-db","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=30011","title":{"rendered":"Steelers to release veteran DB Patrick Peterson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steelers to release veteran DB Patrick Peterson\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Brooke Pryor, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">March 8, 2024, 4:45 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for the Oklahoman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 The Steelers released eight-time <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/pro\/\"   title=\"Pro\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Pro<\/a> Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Signed in free agency a year ago, Peterson, 33, played in all 17 games for Pittsburgh last season \u2013 including 16 starts \u2013 and started in the team&#39;s playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.  A vaunted cornerback for most of his 13-year NFL career, Peterson was most valuable to the Steelers as a versatile defensive back and filled in at safety late in the season when injuries and suspension decimated the post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> of this season, in Grade 13, I obviously knew I couldn&#39;t hit those 21 miles anymore,\u201d Peterson said in December.  &#8220;And I knew that was eventually going to be an evolutionary door that I would have to walk through. It just so happened that the injuries started a pileup on us at the safety position and Coach Grady [Brown] and coach [Mike] Tomlin told me when we arrived that they wanted to explore me in different positions, and I would have been furious if that happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Peterson threw two interceptions for the Steelers and recorded 11 passes defensed and 42 combined tackles.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Peterson.  who turns 34 this year, originally signed a two-year, $14 million contract with the Steelers in 2023. Releasing him will save the Steelers $7 million against the cap.<\/p>\n<p>Upon signing with the Steelers, Peterson expressed a desire to be a versatile defensive weapon, moving from outside corner to slot to safety.  He was also valuable as a mentor to rookie Joey Porter Jr., who was voted the team&#39;s Rookie of the Year and a finalist for Rookie Defensive Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to keep passing on nuggets to him,\u201d Peterson said.  \u201cContinue to help him become a pro, find his diet, find his routine so that once next year comes around, he can hit the ground running and finish the season where he left off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Peterson&#39;s release, the Steelers&#39; void at cornerback becomes even more evident.  Porter Jr. is the only returning starter, with Levi Wallace and Chandon Sullivan hitting free agency.  Second-year player Cory Trice Jr. could be a factor, however, after tearing his ACL in training camp a year ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steelers to release veteran DB Patrick Peterson\u060c Brooke Pryor, ESPN editorMarch 8, 2024, 4:45 p.m. Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH \u2014 The Steelers released eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson on Friday. Signed in free agency a year ago, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[892,11718,538,4520,915],"class_list":["post-30011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-sports","tag-patrick","tag-peterson","tag-release","tag-steelers","tag-veteran"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30013,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30011\/revisions\/30013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}