Five seasons into his career that has seen him spend time with three different teams, you’d be hard-pressed to call Pittsburgh Steelers veteran cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon a “secret.”
However, Bleacher Report’s Maurice Moton called Witherspoon that Saturday, labeling Witherspoon as the Steelers’ “best kept secret” ahead of the 2022 season, leaning heavily into the projection the fifth-year cornerback has moving forward, especially after such a strong close to the end of the 2021 season that saw Witherspoon play like a shutdown cornerback.
Thanks to his play late in the 2021 season, Witherspoon was rewarded with a two-year, $8 million contract from the Steelers in free agency, ensuring that a potential No.