When former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Brice McCain was released earlier this offseason after spending one year of a two-year contract with the Dolphins, many fans of the Steelers suggested that the Steelers should scoop him up.
McCain was close to a nobody on fans’ radar when he was initially signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2014 to a one-year veteran-minimum qualifying contract, and he may have stayed that way had a conspiracy of injuries and ineffectiveness not vaulted the 5’9” slot cornerback into the starting lineup.
He recorded three interceptions for the Steelers and suddenly became a ‘must-re-sign’ to some, only to see him walk away with a two-year, $5 million contract.