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The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to trim down their roster ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they are releasing defensive back D’Shawn Jamison as part of their second wave of cuts.
Jamison, 26, first signed to the Steelers practice squad on Sep. 17, 2024. He spent the entire season on it before signing a reserve/future contract with the team at the end of the season.
Jamison played well this preseason, recording eight tackles, one for a loss, one quarterback hit and one forced fumble, but it wasn’t enough to earn him a spot on Pittsburgh’s 53-man roster.
Jamison was an undrafted free agent out of the 2023 NFL Draft but signed with the San Francisco 49ers shortly after. He was with the club up until being waived on cut-down day.
He was then claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers the next day and was with them up until being waived on Aug. 29, 2024. Jamson played in 15 games and started two for the Panthers in 2023. He finished the season with five tackles, three of them solo stops, and one pass defended while playing mostly in the slot.
Jamison was a standout at Texas, appearing in 60 games, starting 40 of them. He recorded 139 tackles, 109 of them solo stops, six tackles for a loss, 23 passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, one sack and one forced fumble. At his Texas pro day, he ran an impressive 4.51 40-yard dash.
He also ranks fourth all-time in UT history in career kick returns (54) and kick return yards (1,435). He was a 2022 preseason watch list candidate for the Paul Hornung Award and was named preseason second-team All-Big 12 by Phil Steele in 2022 at defensive back and punt returner.
Jamison returned to Texas for a fifth season, using his extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He had 25 tackles with two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, and seven passes defended in his final season.
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