Casey Hampton will not return to Steelers, Steve McLendon expected to take NT job

The Pittsburgh Steelers and nose tackle Casey Hampton will be parting ways once the new NFL league year begins in March via Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In a continuing effort to rebuild their defensive line with youth, the Steelers are moving on from Hampton. Steve McLendon was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2009. He was a final cut on September 5 but re-signed to the practice squad the next day. McLendon has played in 37 games with 15 tackles and 3 sacks. Related articles 2013 NFL Mock Draft: The Pittsburgh Steelers Select... (nicepickcowher.com) Age stalks Steelers' defensive line (triblive.com) 2013 NFL Mock Draft: The Pittsburgh Steelers Select... (nicepickcowher.com) var switchTo5x=true; stLight.options({publisher:''});