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Philadelphia Eagles: Profiling free agent cornerback Steven Nelson

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The Pittsburgh Steelers made an underrated splash signing in 2020 when they signed then free-agent cornerback Steven Nelson. Fast forward to the present, and the rising star is on the market again after being released by that same Steelers team. Luckily for anyone looking for cornerback help, a team like the Philadelphia Eagles for instance, Nelson is a guy that could be an improvement to their roster. That is if they decided to land him.

Heading into the 2021 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles had a truck-sized hole in their cornerback room.