Why did the Steelers wait so long to release Cordarrelle Patterson?
Apparently even Cordarrelle Patterson was wondering why he was still on the Steelers’ roster, reporting his release himself, with humor. For months, reporters asked that very question: why is he still here? It seemed almost everybody concluded in advance the team had no plans for him, yet there he was—in theory.
In practice—literally—he wasn’t there. According to reporters, Patterson did not participate in OTAs and minicamp. He didn’t practice during training camp, either, the Steelers describing him as day to day. He did pop up at least briefly in street clothes on the sideline the day before the team released him.