With the Pittsburgh Steelers having a need at cornerback and a decent crop of cornerbacks expected to hit the free agency market, Pittsburgh may look to address the position with a veteran rather than an early draft pick. One potential name the Steelers could look to would be D.J. Reed, who Connor Hughes of SNY reports isn’t expected to return to the Jets.
“Tight end Tyler Conklin isn’t expected to return. Neither is cornerback D.J. Reed, who one team told me was their top-ranked cornerback entering free agency,” Hughes wrote.
Reed is one of the top corners in free agency and he’ll be paid like it, with PFF projecting a three-year, $42 million contract with $27.