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Giants trade for a cornerback

The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced that they’ve traded cornerback Ross Cockrell to the New York Giants in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2018.

We have traded CB Ross Cockrell to the Giants in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.https://t.co/l9q6Th05IZ

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) September 2, 2017

Cockrell has been with the Steelers for the past two years and started all 16 games in 2016. He recorded 62 tackles, 14 pass defenses and a fumble recovery.

Cockrell also played in 15 games in 2015, while starting even of those.