Pittsburgh Steelers announce release of former Notre Dame LB Jamir Jones
Former Notre Dame star Jamir Jones has been released by the Pittsburgh Steelers after signing with the franchise earlier in NFL Free Agency, the team announced on Wednesday.
“We have released LB Jamir Jones,” tweeted Pittsburgh.
Jamir Jones spent the 2022 season with the Steelers, totaling 10 tackles as a key contributor on special teams. He previously played for Pittsburgh in 2021 in addition to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Rams that season.
Moreover, the Dallas Cowboys originally signed Jones as an undrafted free agent in 2020 out of Notre Dame, where he had 50 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks as a senior in 2019.
While Jamir Jones originally believed he was making a name in Pittsburgh, it’s evident he’ll have to take his talents somewhere else. Time will tell how it works out for the former Fighting Irish linebacker.
More on the 2023 NFL offseason, free agency
The NFL 2023 calendar year is set to begin at 4 p.m. ET on March 15 when contracts running through 2022 will officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 7. Beginning March 13 through March 15 teams will be allowed a legal negotiation with players who are set to become unrestricted free agents.
In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 21 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets while April 26 marks the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets. 722 players are slated to become free agents in 2023.
More on restricted, exclusive rights free agents
Players with only three years of accredited NFL experience become restricted free agents. Their original team will have the option to apply first-round, second-round, original-round, and right-of-fight-of-first-refusal tenders on players at escalating price tags. The higher the round, the more expensive the tender amount; however, if a separate team does offer a contract and the original team does not match that round pick will be conveyed from the new team to the original team. Right of first refusal only gives a team the option to match or not. If they don’t match, they get nothing in return. An original-round tender would send a draft pick from whatever round the player was drafted back to the original team if they chose not to match. The original team will have five days to match once a player signs an offer sheet from a new team.
On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article.