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3 top candidates to be Pittsburgh Steelers nickel cornerback in 2021

Antoine Brooks Jr. #25 of the Maryland Terrapins. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)

The Pittsburgh Steelers have some interesting choices to man the nickel cornerback position on their defense in 2021.

Steelers fans and media personnel thought they had things just about figured out with Pittsburgh’s starting lineup in 2021. That is until they threw us a curveball to open up training camp. Contrary to what we had thought, the team’s initial depth chart has a few surprises.

Perhaps the biggest surprises come at the nickel cornerback position. Most believe that James Pierre or even Justin Layne would be in line for a much larger role in the secondary this season.