PITTSBURGH, PA — The Steelers announced Thursday they have released linebacker Joe Schobert.
Schobert started 16 games in 2021 at inside linebacker, finishing the season with 112 tackles, including 70 solo stops, according to a release from the team. He had six passes defensed, two tackles for a loss, one quarterback hurry, one interception and one forced fumble.
Schobert was in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2021 training camp. He spent his first four seasons with the Cleveland Browns, who selected him in the fourth-round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Schobert's exit was anticipated after the team signed another Jaguars linebacker, Myles Jack, as a free agent on Wednesday.
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