When Joshua Frazier was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round last year, he knew he had an ‘in’: his college position coach for the previous two seasons, Karl Dunbar, also happened to his new coach in Pittsburgh. In some ways, he would have a leg up on even the veterans due to his familiarity with their coach and his working habits.
That proved to be insufficient for the big man, as he not only failed to make the 53-man roster, the Steelers did not offer him a spot on the practice squad, retaining Lavon Hooks instead for a second straight year.