The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted offensive lineman Nate Herbig for a visit on Tuesday. Herbig suddenly retired in July, so this is a surprise visit for the Steelers. The interest in Herbig comes after depth offensive lineman Max Scharping suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season.

The Washington Commanders signed Herbig this offseason to a one-year deal. Herbig missed all of last season after suffering a torn rotator cuff, and now will look towards his post-playing career. The brother of Steelers outside linebacker Nick Herbig , Nate played two seasons with the Steelers after coming over from the New York Jets.

He played guard and center over his career, and was competing with rookie Zach Frazier to potentially be the Steelers’ starting center before going down with

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