Over Labor Day weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers continued to surprise fans and analysts alike with their flurry of aggressive offseason moves by trading a 2023 fifth-round selection to acquire Seahawks CB Ahkello Witherspoon. While many expected Pittsburgh to be more in the market for a nickel corner that could predominately play in the slot after losing Mike Hilton to the Cincinnati Bengals in free agency, the move to acquire Witherspoon made sense, providing the secondary with another proven veteran who has provided quality play as a starting cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers opposite of Richard Sherman for a defense that not too long ago was competing for a Super Bowl.
What The Ahkello Witherspoon Deal Means For The Future Of The Steelers’ CB Room
