J.C. Hassenauser’s comeback won’t come with the Washington Commanders. The NFL team announced on Friday that it had released the former Alabama offensive lineman, who had spent the 2023 season on injured reserve.

Washington signed Hassenauer on Aug. 6, and he had played 48 offensive snaps in the Commanders’ two preseason games.

In April 2023, Hassenauer signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants as an unrestricted free agent. But he sustained a triceps injury during training camp that required surgery to repair, and he missed the entire season.

In four seasons at Alabama, Hassenauer started three games – all in his senior season. Hassenauer’s third start came in his final college game – a 26-23 overtime victory against Georgia in the CFP national championship contest for the 2017 season.

Hassenauer joined the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted rookie in 2018, and he spent the first seven weeks of the season on their practice squad.

In 2019, Hassenauer served as the starting center for the Birmingham Iron until the Alliance of American Football folded after eight weeks of spring play.

Hassenauer joined Pittsburgh after the AAF’s abrupt end. He didn’t survive the roster cut to the regular-season limit at the end of the preseason, but he returned to the Steelers in November as a practice-squad member.

In 2020, Hassenauer survived the Steelers’ preseason-to-regular-season roster cut, played in 15 games and made four starts – filling in for center Maurkice Pouncey for three games and getting the call at left guard once.

In 2021, Hassenauer again held a backup role. But he played every snap at center for Pittsburgh in the final two regular-season games and a 42-21 playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

In 2022, Hassenauer played in every game but was on the field for only 46 offensive snaps, along with 71 special-teams plays, in 17 contests.

During his NFL career, Hassenauer has played in 45 regular-season and two playoff games, with seven starts.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.