Part of Mike Tomlin’s evaluation of cornerbacks is simple. Can they cover Antonio Brown?
Rookie Artie Burns might well do that some day. Thursday was not one of those days. Brown reported for his first spring practice, trading in his dancing shoes for football cleats, and the rookie cornerback A.B. matched up for the first time with the All-Pro receiver A.B.
The vet schooled the new kid, but what would you expect from the best receiver in the game?
“Yeah, I did,” Brown admitted after beating the first-round pick for a touchdown. “I wanted to challenge everybody today.