Coty Sensabaugh: ‘For 8 Weeks I Had Been Preparing’ As A Starter

Who knows what the Pittsburgh Steelers told free agent cornerback Coty Sensabaugh when he came in for a visit back in the spring before signing. Ross Cockrell was the incumbent starter at the time, by default, with Senquez Golson the ‘challenger’. Was he told he would compete for a starting job?

By the time training camp came and went, that appeared to be what was happening, particularly as Cockrell struggled, eventually getting traded to the Giants for a conditional seventh-round pick. But that move was made only after the team had signed Joe Haden in free agency. So if he had any hope of being the starter, that faded quickly.

Still, when he suddenly was tasked with coming into the game cold…