The Steelers released cornerback Justin Gilbert today, less than six months after they acquired the former first-round pick in a trade with the Cleveland Browns.
Gilbert played 12 games for the Steelers last season, but he never cracked the secondary rotation other than 11 defensive snaps early in the season. The other 112 snaps he played came on special teams.
The Steelers traded their 2018 sixth-round pick to the Browns in September because they were thin at cornerback after Senquez Golson was injured in training camp. The Steelers were hoping they could resurrect Gilbert’s career after he fell on hard times with the Browns, who used the No.