Behind the Steel Curtain
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are dealing with injuries to their secondary, and the Steelers are unfortunately losing a promising young player as a result. On Tuesday, Tampa Bay placed second-year safety Rashad Wisdom on injured reserve and signed Sebastian Castro from Pittsburgh’s practice squad in a corresponding move.
Castro had yet to appear for the Steelers in a regular-season game. The undrafted rookie played relatively well for the Steelers over the summer, but was signed to the practice squad to start the year. Heading into Week 1, the Steelers carried four safeties on their roster: DeShon Elliott, Juan Thornhill, Chuck Clark, and special teams ace Miles Killabrew. With such a veteran presence at the position, it’s no surprise there was little room for Castro on the Steelers roster. The room has only gotten deeper since then with the addition of Jabril Peppers.
Tampa Bay seemingly has an affinity for Iowa football, of which Castro is the latest.
It also seems likely that Castro impressed the Tampa Bay staff during the joint practices between the Steelers and Buccaneers this preseason. In that contest, Castro had five tackles, including two stops, in a 17-14 defeat.
It’s unfortunate we won’t get to see if Castro would have one day developed into a contributor for the Steelers. That’s the nature of the business, though, and we’ll wish him well with his new opportunity.
