PITTSBURGH -- After an initial 53-man roster that was short on cornerbacks, the Pittsburgh Steelers have fortified the position by acquiring Ahkello Witherspoon in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
Seattle gets a fifth-round pick in 2023 in return.
Witherspoon, 26, signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Seahawks in March to compete for the starting left cornerback job, but D.J. Reed moved from the right to the left side, making Witherspoon a trade candidate. The Steelers take on just $1.5 million of his salary.