The Washington Commanders are releasing former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Max Scharping , according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network .
Scharping signed with the Commanders on Aug. 8. Scharping was with Washington in 2024 on the practice squad. He has 33 career starts under his belt.
Scharping, who was with the Steelers last season, missed the remainder of the 2025 season after suffering a torn ACL during practice in September of last year.
Scharping, 29, was in his second season with the Steelers. He joined the club in 2024, signing on Oct. 1 and remaining with the team for the rest of the season, but he only appeared in two games.
He re-signed with the Steelers for 2025 and was expected to be one of the team's backup interior offensive linemen, along with Spencer Anderson and Ryan McCollum . Scharping has only a one-year contract and is slated to become a free agent next March.
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Max Scharping during a preseason game against the Carolina Panthers on Aug. 21, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
Scharping was a second-round pick of the Houston Texans in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Northern Illinois. He spent his first three seasons with the Texans, immediately becoming a starter at left guard in 2019.
In 2021, Scharping moved over to right guard and was again a starter for the third straight season, but he was waived by Houston in August of 2022. He then caught on with the Cincinnati Bengals , where he played sparingly over two seasons as a backup at guard and center.
A 6-foot-6, 325-pound lineman, Scharping came into the league with a reputation of being a strong pass protector from his time at NIU. He posted an 8.83 out of 10 Relative Athletic Score at the 2019 NFL Combine.
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