Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Mon 1/5/26 10:39 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
Rush (groin) signed a reserve/future contract with the Commanders on Monday, Zach Selby of the team's official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Rush's lone appearance in 2025 came in Week 15 against the Giants, when he played two snaps on special teams without showing up on the box score otherwise. He ended the 2025 campaign on the practice squad injured list due to a groin injury.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Tue 12/16/25 11:52 AM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
The Commanders placed Rush (groin) on the practice-squad injured list Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Rush saw his first action on the regular season in Sunday's win over the Giants, playing two special-teams snaps before going down with the injury. He reverted to the team's practice squad Monday. The 25-year-old will now miss the remainder of the 2025 campaign.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Sun 12/14/25 2:01 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
Rush (groin) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
Rush was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday. He's being evaluated by medical staff to determine whether he can return to Sunday's game.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Mon 8/11/25 9:13 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
Cleveland signed Rush (undisclosed) to a contract Monday, per the team's official site.
EDGE Analysis
Rush signed with the Chiefs in February but was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement Friday. It's not clear what type of issue he was dealing with, but the South Carolina product appears to now be healthy given his signing with Cleveland. Rush will have the opportunity to compete for a depth role in the Browns' secondary after playing in two regular-season games with Pittsburgh last year and logging 18 special-teams snaps.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Fri 8/8/25 6:29 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
The Chiefs waived Rush (undisclosed) from injured reserve with an injury settlement Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
EDGE Analysis
Rush was set to miss the entire 2025 season after reverting to IR this past Saturday, but he'll now have the opportunity to sign with a team once he's fully healthy. Rush has appeared in five regular-season games -- all with the Steelers -- since being selected by Pittsburgh in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Sun 8/3/25 10:45 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
Rush (undisclosed) reverted to injured reserve with the Chiefs on Saturday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
EDGE Analysis
Rush was waived with an injury designation Friday, but he will now return to Kansas City and be placed on IR. The cornerback will now be forced to miss the entire 2025 campaign while nursing an undisclosed injury, unless he's able to reach an injury settlement with the team.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Fri 8/1/25 8:25 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
Kansas City waived Rush (undisclosed) with an injury designation Friday.
EDGE Analysis
It's not clear what kind of injury Rush is nursing. Unless he's picked up by another team during the current waiver period, he should end up going to the Chiefs' injured-reserve list for the season.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Fri 9/13/24 10:56 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
Rush (concussion) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Broncos and is expected to play.
EDGE Analysis
Rush was able to clear the league's concussion protocol this week and should resume his role on special teams for the Steelers.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Tue 9/10/24 12:39 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Rush is in the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Rush will need to gain full medical clearance in order to suit up Sunday on the road against Denver. Tomlin said there is a "level of anticipation" that Rush will be cleared for Week 2, at least. He played exclusively on special teams during Pittsburgh's win over the Falcons in Week 1.
Darius Rush CB WAS (12) Wed 8/30/23 5:59 PM
Darius Rush
CB WAS (12)
Rush was claimed off waivers by the Chiefs on Wednesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
EDGE Analysis
After being waived by the Colts on Tuesday, Rush found a new home in Kansas City. The 6-foot-2 cornerback was picked 138th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft after he ran a 4.36 40-yard dash. He'll play a depth role in the Chiefs' secondary ahead of the coming season.