When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for CB William Jackson III prior to the trade deadline, the expectation was that the team was going to get a trial run at a former first-round pick they had an affinity for back in the 2016 NFL Draft to see if they wanted to carry him into the 2023 season.
However, things got complicated as the Steelers placed Jackson on IR with a back injury he had been dealing with throughout the season prior to being trading from Washington to Pittsburgh, causing him to miss at minimum the next four games.