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Should Levi Wallace Garner Consideration For CB1 Status In Pittsburgh?

We’re three games into the 2022 season and CB Ahkello Witherspoon is off to a rough start. He struggled against the Bengals and Patriots heading into Thursday night’s matchup with the Cleveland Browns where he would be tasked with covering a talented technician in Amari Cooper. I highlighted the matchup as a key battle to watch, suggesting Cooper’s nuanced route running and quickness in-and-out of his breaks could present problems for Witherspoon if tasted with covering him in man. Those fears came to reality as Cooper cooked Witherspoon and the rest of the Pittsburgh secondary, routinely getting open and made Cleveland a well-rounded offense that consistently picked up yards and first downs to beat Pittsburgh.