The Pittsburgh Steelers have invested a fifth-round draft pick in their defensive line recently, but you may have forgotten which that is. Technically, they did draft Isaiahh Loudermilk in the fifth round this year, but only after acquiring that selection by trading away a fourth-round pick in 2022.
It was a 2020 fifth-round pick that brought former Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Chris Wormley to the Steelers last year via trade in March. He was in the final year of his rookie contract, and he recently admitted to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor that he didn’t think he’d be back.
She writes that Wormley was mentally prepare for yet another new start a second year in a row following the trade that he found surprising, and acknowledges that he felt hurt by the Ravens’ decision to trade him.