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William Jackson III ‘Would Love To Come Back’ To Bengals In 2021 With Extension This Offseason

Pittsburgh Steelers fans may always have nightmares about the 2016 NFL Draft, or at least the first round. The team was largely expected to address the secondary, and they did end up doing that, taking a cornerback in the first round and a safety in the second. Neither remain with the team, but their first-round cornerback was lucky to even finish his rookie contract—sans a fifth-year option.

That would be Artie Burns, and especially in hindsight, his selection felt like a kneejerk reaction to losing out on William Jackson III, whom the Cincinnati Bengals drafted with the pick in front of them.