Respect. The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t need another cornerback on their roster. At this point, William Gay is nothing more than a roster filler who will be the fifth or sixth corner on the team. If he makes it to the regular season, he might see the field a handful of times.
With Artie Burns and Ross Cockrell taking the starting roles yet again, Cameron Sutton and Senquez Golson competing for the nickel, and Brian Allen and Coty Sensabaugh battling for possibly the final active roster spot, Gay doesn’t even fit in the secondary.
Pittsburgh kept him for one reason; respect.