The Pittsburgh Steelers made it abundantly clear to Juan Thornhill what they needed him to do when they signed him in free agency.
“They bring me in to take away that deep ball,” Thornhill said via WTAE on YouTube.
At the time, that probably didn’t make a lot of sense with Minkah Fitzpatrick already holding down that role. But with Fitzpatrick being traded to the Dolphins, Thornhill’s job just became critical to the success of the team.
After four solid years with the Chiefs, Thornhill drew criticism in Cleveland for his lack of production.