Grantland published an article this week naming their NFL “All-Bad-Contracts” team. One of their two starting cornerbacks was Steelers cornerback Cortez Allen.
The article went on to say “Allen’s four-year, $24.6 million extension from last September seemed very defensible (and even more so in light of the Maxwell-esque deals for corners in free agency), but it almost immediately became a disaster. Allen was burnt badly during the beginning of the season and benched in October before suffering a season-ending thumb injury.”
There was a lot of talk this off-season about the Steelers possible cutting the 5th year cover man.