Colts released G/T Trai Essex. The Colts obviously didn't like what they saw when Essex was brought in to play right guard in the second half last week. They're keeping Seth Olsen over him.

Colts signed G/T Trai Essex and waived OT Mike Person and C A.Q. Shipley. 29-year-old Essex knows Colts OC Bruce Arians' offense from their days together in the Steel City. Essex is a legitimate candidate to start at right tackle in Week 2 with RT Winston Justice trying to overcome a Week 1 concussion.

Steelers released or waived G/T Trai Essex, QB Jerrod Johnson, S Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, CBs Terrence Frederick and Josh Victorian, LBs Brandon Hicks and Marshall McFadden, DL Corbin Bryant, Ikponmwosa Igbinosun and Jake Stoller, RB DuJuan Harris, WRs Derrick Williams, Marquis Maze, Tyler Beiler, David Gilreath and Toney Clemons, OL Ryan Lee and John Malecki. A perennial under-performer, the 29-year-old Essex might finally be done in the Steel City. A seventh-round pick out of Colorado, Clemons is likely headed to the practice squad. The Steelers currently have just four wideouts on their 53-man roster.

Steelers re-signed T/G Trai Essex. Essex has started 24 games over the past three seasons in Pittsburgh, but performed poorly. The former third-round pick will compete for a roster spot as a swing-type reserve. Essex turned 29 years old in December.

Trai Essex will start at left tackle against the Texans this week if Jonathan Scott (ankle) can't go. The Steelers' line is underperforming and is now ravaged by injury. Essex was just signed off the street last month and would be a liability on Ben Roethlisberger's blind side. To make matters worse, he would be facing off with elite pass rusher Mario Williams.

Steelers G/T Trai Essex acknowledged that he remained unsigned until this week because he had put on too much weight in the offseason. Essex was recovering from ankle surgery, so it's easy to see why his aerobic work may have lagged behind. The money quote from Essex: He's lost "two babies" worth of weight since training camp started.

Steelers re-signed G/T Trai Essex. Essex must now be healthy after undergoing ankle surgery after the season. The Steelers showed little interest in bringing him back after the lockout, but his versatility is a plus with tackles Jonathan Scott and Marcus Gilbert nursing knee sprains. Guard Nevin McCaskill was waived to create roster space.