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Steelers Dump Homegrown Young Safety
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Pittsburgh Steelers safety Sebastian Castro at practice on Aug. 13, 2026. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
The Pittsburgh Steelers might be searching for answers at safety at the moment, but Sebastian Castro won't be one of them. He was waived as part of the team's final roster cutdowns on Sunday evening.
Castro, a second-year Iowa product, began his NFL career with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent last season, then was signed off Pittsburgh's practice squad by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He played in one game for them before being waived a little over a month later and being claimed off waivers by the Steelers.
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Castro played eight games for the Steelers, seeing 72 snaps exclusively on special teams.
Castro was seen wearing a boot during last Tuesday's practice, during which he sat out as the Steelers prepared to play the Buffalo Bills in their preseason finale. The Steelers' initial 53-man roster holds three safeties — Jaquan Brisker , Robert Spears-Jennings and Rayshawn Jenkins — and DeShon Elliott was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return.
Brisker hasn't been fully healthy this preseason, either, however. Jenkins — a veteran who's spent time with the Los Angeles Chargers , Jacksonville Jaguars , Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns — showed up earlier this month. Spears-Jennings, a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, showed enough to stick around.
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