PITTSBURGH -- One of the most gifted cornerbacks of this generation grew up near Pittsburgh and nurtured his island within a few yards of Steelers personnel evaluators.
University of Pittsburgh football shares a practice facility with the Steelers, who were evaluating defensive players for the 15th overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft. Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin had seen All-American Darrelle Revis up close dozens of times before hosting him for a formal interview.
"They had more exposure to Darrelle than anyone," former Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said.