David DeCastro Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'5" / 316 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- January 11, 1990 (34)
- Experience
- 10th Season
- Drafted
- 2012 / Rd. 1 / Pk. 24 (PIT)
- College
- Stanford
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David DeCastro News
The Pittsburgh Steelers released offensive guard David DeCastro (ankle) on Thursday, saving $8.75 million in salary cap space. According to the NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, DeCastro has had his ankle evaluated recently after having issues with it for quite some time. He had surgery on it before last season and could consider retirement. Pittsburgh had free-agent guard Trai Turner in for a visit last week and remain in talks with him as a potential replacement for DeCastro on the offensive line. Turner, a five-time Pro Bowler, recently proclaimed himself 100 percent healthy after playing in just nine games for the Los Angeles Chargers last season. The Steelers ranked dead last in rushing offense last year, and their offensive line was a bigger reason why.
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive guard David DeCastro missed another practice on Friday and has barely practiced in training camp with a lower-body issue, but head coach Mike Tomlin is hopeful that DeCastro will be ready for the Monday night game in Week 1. DeCastro has missed just two regular season games in nine years in the league, so there seems to be a good chance he'll be on the field. The 30-year-old former first-rounder in 2012 has been a Pro Bowler each of the last five seasons, and he's also had two first-team All-Pro selections (2015, 2017) in that span. Losing DeCastro for any stretch of time would be a big blow to Pittsburgh's offensive line.
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive guard David DeCastro (hand) and offensive tackle Marcus Gilbert (hamstring) both practiced in full on Wednesday after missing Week 3. It's looking like both players have a good chance to return in Week 4 against the Ravens. That would be music to the ears of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the ground game (James Conner) in a tough matchup with Baltimore. Both DeCastro and Gilbert said they are feeling much better this week and hope to return this Sunday.
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