Despite the best efforts of Beanie Bishop Jr., the Pittsburgh Steelers still have a question mark at nickel cornerback. The rookie college free agent intercepted four passes and recovered a fumble, but that doesn’t tell the full story. The Steelers played him a lot less in the second half of the season when they had more options.
“You still probably need a nickel [cornerback]”, Steelers reporter Mark Kaboly said on Kaboly + Mack. “They’ve been struggling trying to replace Mike Hilton for six, seven years now. They haven’t been able to find him. I don’t know if Beanie Bishop fits that role of exactly what you want him to be.