Going from one team to another can create a big acclimation period, especially if switching teams for the first time in your professional career. There’s plenty to learn about how coaches approach the game of football, as well as getting used to new teammates. Steelers CB Donte Jackson spent the first five years of his career with the Carolina Panthers, so you would think that it would be a big change. But Jackson says his time in Carolina prepared him to make the quick jump to Pittsburgh.
“I played in Carolina for all my career, but I’ve had five different defensive systems that I had to be in,” Jackson said after Thursday’s OTAs per a video from the Steelers’ YouTube channel.