Earlier today the Pittsburgh Steelers chose not to be exercise the fifth year option for safety Terrell Edmunds. To some, this comes as no surprise. To others, they are surprised simply because the Steelers currently have no other options. As I look back on the young career of Edmunds there’s one thing that jumps out at me as to why he isn’t getting that option.
Edmunds was a surprise selection by the Steelers in the first round (pick 28) of the 2018 Draft. The pedigree (his father played in the NFL and his brother was drafted earlier in the first) was there and athletically, he was terrific but with guys like Nick Chubb and Darius Leonard still on the board fans were definitely stunned.