Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery is currently preparing to participate in the first Super Bowl of his career. Such is the fate of an individual who spend the majority of his career playing for the Jets (I kid—but not really). But prior to spending the past two seasons in Carolina, where he attended college, he spent three seasons in Pittsburgh. And even at the time he knew something was brewing.
And that made it difficult for him to leave and sign with the Panthers in free agency following the 2013 season, which was among the best of his entire career.