PITTSBURGH — Justin Gilbert had a lot more trouble handling Antonio Brown than he did the media following his first practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers.Then again, doesn’t every cornerback?Having been described in various ways, from “troubled” to “malcontent” to just plain ...
Two weeks ago, Bud Dupree gave a surprising “I don’t know” when he was asked if he would play in the Steelers’ Sept. 12 opener.That answer has become a flat “no” after the Steelers put last yearĢƵ first-round draft pick on Injured Reserve and signed inside linebacker Stevie ...
The only surprise move by the Steelers on cutdown day was a trade for a troubled former first-round pick with the Cleveland Browns, ultra-athletic cornerback Justin Gilbert.The Steelers traded a sixth-round pick in the 2018 draft for Gilbert, a 6-0 1/8, 202-pounder who ran a 4.37 40 and put up ...