As the Pittsburgh Steelers lost one Michigan State player this offseason, they went out in the draft to get another, adding cornerback Justin Layne with their second of two third-round picks, the 83rd selection overall. And he told reporters that he felt that was what was going to happen all along.
“I felt that from the beginning”, he said of the Steelers’ interest in picking him. “I talked to the coaching staff, Coach Tomlin a lot at the Combine. Even at my pre-draft visits, I kind of had a feeling and knew they were going to get me”.