PITTSBURGH -- After an initial 53-man roster that was short on cornerbacks, the Steelers have fortified the position by acquiring Ahkello Witherspoon in a trade with the Seahawks, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
Seattle gets a fifth-round pick in 2023 in return, sources said.
Witherspoon, 26, signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Seahawks in March and was expected to compete for the starting job at left cornerback, but Seattle moved D.J. Reed over to the left side and Tre Flowers into the starting role at right corner making Witherspoon a trade candidate.