As it turns out, Ross Cockrell’s misfortune was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ gain. The second-year cornerback spent most of his training camp time with the Buffalo Bills nursing a knee injury. He was inactive for the team’s first three preseason games before his release on the 31st of last month in the first wave of roster cutdowns.
Cockrell managed to clear waivers that time, but when the Steelers had to get down to 53 players yesterday, they decided to cut two of their own in order to sign the second-year player as their sixth cornerback.