Report: Steelers to release WR Denzel Mims

Field Level Media|published: 06/18/2024, 2:37pm EDT

Detroit Lions wide receiver Denzel Mims (17) walks off the field after training camp at team headquarters in Allen Park on Friday, July 28, 2023.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are releasing wide receiver Denzel Mims, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.

Mims was signed by the Steelers on Oct. 3 and placed on their practice squad. He remained there throughout the rest of the season and signed a reserve/futures deal on Jan. 17.

Mims, 26, has totaled 42 catches for 676 yards in 30 career games (15 starts) with the New York Jets. He was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft and traded to the Lions last July before being waived one month later.

--Field Level Media