The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Cameron Sutton in the third-round of the 2017 NFL Draft with hopes that he can potentially be a starting cornerback for them either inside or outside. As a plus, they just might have found a player who can return punts for them as well and thus one who might finally be able to supplant wide receiver Antonio Brown on special teams.
“They [the Steelers] brought it up,” Sutton said during his post-selection conference call of the possibility of him returning punts for the team. “That’s going to be a big part of it as well.