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Steelers bolster secondary the new-fashioned way

If there is one position in the NFL where a team can never have too much depth, it's at cornerback.

But the Steelers went through the 2022 NFL Draft without adding a cornerback to their depth chart, the third consecutive year the team has not selected a player at that critical position.

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Some might feel the Steelers decided to go the free agency route given their past failures at the position. Since outgoing GM Kevin Colbert joined the team in 2000, the Steelers have drafted 18 cornerbacks.

Some, such as Ike Taylor, William Gay, Bryant McFadden and Cameron Sutton have been at least moderate hits.