Jon Rhattigan , who spent time on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad last season, was cut by the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon, per Aaron Wilson of Houston 's KPRC2.
The 27-year-old linebacker played in one game for Mike Tomlin and the Steelers a campaign ago, and was signed off their practice squad by the Las Vegas Raiders , with whom he played 12 games exclusively on special teams. He signed with the Bears in May, marking the fifth NFL team he's spent time with.
An Army product, Rhattigan initially signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2021, was waived out of training camp, bu re-signed to their practice squad and wound up on the Seahawks' active roster. He played in 14 games as a rookie, then 22 more over the following two seasons. After being waived by Seattle in 2023, he landed with the Carolina Panthers and played a career-high 370 snaps in 2024.
The Steelers added Rhattigan to their practice squad last September after he was let go of by the Panthers as part of their final roster cuts.
Currently, the Steelers are deciding on what their initial 53-man roster will look like, with Patrick Queen , Payton Wilson , Cole Holcomb , Carson Bruener and Jacoby Windmon still around with a little over two hours until the cutdown deadline.
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