The patriots cut offensive striker Chukwuma Okrafor, Field Yates of ESPN.
Okorafor, 27, started opening the season in the left tackle, but only played 12 offensive shots against Bengals before being a bench for Vederian Lowe.
Okrafor was placed on the leftist teams a week later, where he finished the season.
The Steelers selected Okrafor in the third round in 2018, and he played six seasons at Pittsburgh.
Okorafor appeared in 78 games, from 60 years old and played 3,950 snaps in career.
It is not clear if Okorafor intended to try to continue his career or retire.