The Pittsburgh Steelers have released punter Cameron Johnston, meaning that Corliss Waitman has won the battle. Johnston, who was in the second year of a three-year, $9 million contract, will save the Steelers some money on their cap space.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have already begun trimming their roster down to 53 players ahead of cutdown day on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Follow our tracker for all of the latest moves.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will finalize their 53-man roster on August 26 — with several roster cuts to make before the important date. With key roster decisions still ahead, Pittsburgh could kill two birds with one stone by trading away some talented depth players who could make a splash elsewhere — such as these three Steelers: The best ability is availability — right?