Steelers Cut Former Jets Punter

The Pittsburgh Steelers released Braden Mann to make room for a new addition.
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers made a major addition to their secondary this week, but needed to make room on their roster to do so.

The Steelers cleared room for a new defensive back by letting go of punter Braden Mann, a third-year pro out of Texas A&M, the team announced. 

Releasing Mann makes room for newly acquired cornerback Desmond King, who the Steelers picked up in the hours following the 53-man roster cuts deadline. 

Mann spent the past three seasons with the Jets after being drafted in the sixth round in 2020. Last year, he averaged 45.4 per punt and has a career average of 46.9 yards per punt. 

Pressley Harvin can now rest a little easier knowing he is solidly the Steelers' starting punter. He and Mann had been competing during training camp and Harvin owned the upper hand heading into the start of the regular season. 

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Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.