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Steelers cut FB Roosevelt Nix, re-sign long snapper Kameron Canaday

Joe Rutter
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Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review
Steelers fullback Roosevelt Nix returns to practice Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Steelers fullback Roosevelt Nix returns to practice Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.

The Pittsburgh Steelers kept their long snapper from reaching free agency and said goodbye to their former Pro Bowl fullback.

On the first day of NFL free agency, the Steelers signed Kameron Canaday to a two-year, $2.425 million contract that includes a $450,000 signing bonus and salaries of $910,000 and $1.065 million.

Meanwhile, fullback Roosevelt Nix was released after an injury-shortened season. Named a special teams captain, Nix appeared in three games and played just 34 offensive snaps because of knee injuries. He was scheduled to make $1.45 million this season and $1.525 million in 2021. By releasing Nix, the Steelers will shave at least $1 million off their salary cap.

Nix made the Pro Bowl in 2017 when he served as the blocking back for Le’Veon Bell.

Nix became expendable when the Steelers agreed to a three-year, $9.75 million contract with fullback/special teams player Derek Watt.

Watt’s contract included a $3.25 million signing bonus and annual salaries of $1 million, $1.75 million and $2.75 million. It also features a $1 million roster bonus in 2021. That pushes about $4.833 million in salary cap space to the final year of the deal.

The Watt signing won’t become official until he passes a physical, a process that could be delayed because of the difficulty getting examined as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Joe Rutter is a TribLive reporter who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since the 2016 season. A graduate of Greensburg Salem High School and Point Park, he is in his fifth decade covering sports for the Trib. He can be reached at jrutter@triblive.com.

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