LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. STEELERS OPTING FOR QUALITY OVER QUANTITY ON SATURDAY. ONLY THREE PICKS IN THE FINAL FOUR ROUNDS OF THE DRAFT HERBIG IN ROUND FOUR. THEN A COUPLE OF GUYS FROM THE BIG TEN IN ROUND SEVEN. PURDUE CORNERBACK COREY TRICE AND MARYLAND GUARD SPENCER ANDERSON. SEVEN DRAFT PICKS OVERALL FIRST ROUNDER BRODERICK JONES, SECOND ROUNDERS. JOEY PORTER, JUNIOR AND KEANU BENTON AND THIRD ROUNDER DARNELL WASHINGTON TEN MIKE TOMLIN AND OMAR KHAN PUT A BOW ON THE 2023 DRAFT, A PRODUCTIVE WEEKEND. REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE A BETTER FOOTBALL TEAM TODAY THAN WE WERE AT 759 ON THURSDAY? I CAN’T WAIT TILL WE GET TO THE ROOKIE MINICAMP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND REALLY SEE OUR NEW STEELERS IN ACTION. IT’S GOING TO BE FUN AND I THINK WE’RE IN A GOOD PLACE. WE FEEL GOOD, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE QUALITY OF THIS WEEKEND WILL BE PLAYED OUT OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS IN THE CAREERS OF THESE PEOPLE. AND YOU KNOW, WE GOT SOME RESPONSIBILITY IN TERMS OF THAT WORK AS WELL. THEY’RE THE PRODUCT. WE’RE THE SOURCE IS OUR JOB TO HELP THEM GROW AND DEVELOP. AND WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING STARTED WITH THAT. MT. LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL’S COLBY DOYLE, WHO PLAYED HIS COLLEGE BALL AT WILLIAM AND MARY, WAS SELECTED IN THE FIFTH ROUND BY THE DETROIT LIONS. SO A BIG CONGRATS TO HIM. LOCAL COLLEGE PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO PUMP OUT DRAFT PICKS. PENN STATE AND PITT, EAC
Steelers sign Chandon Sullivan, former Minnesota Vikings cornerback
Updated: 3:47 PM EDT May 2, 2023
The Steelers have signed cornerback Chandon Sullivan to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.Sullivan played for the Minnesota Vikings in 2022, appearing in all 17 regular-season games with 10 starts. He had 59 tackles, seven passes defensed, two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery.In Minnesota, Sullivan played alongside cornerback Patrick Peterson, who signed with Pittsburgh in March.The Steelers also added two cornerbacks in last weekend's draft, selecting Penn State's Joey Porter Jr. in the second round and Cory Trice Jr. from Purdue in Round 7.Sullivan was signed by Philadelphia in 2018 as an undrafted free agent from Georgia State. After one season with the Eagles, he spent three seasons with the Green Bay Packers.In 71 career games, Sullivan has 164 tackles and five interceptions, including one INT return for a touchdown.
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have signed cornerback Chandon Sullivan to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.
Sullivan played for the Minnesota Vikings in 2022, appearing in all 17 regular-season games with 10 starts. He had 59 tackles, seven passes defensed, two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery.
In Minnesota, Sullivan played alongside cornerback Patrick Peterson, who signed with Pittsburgh in March.
The Steelers also added two cornerbacks in last weekend's draft, selecting Penn State's Joey Porter Jr. in the second round and Cory Trice Jr. from Purdue in Round 7.
Sullivan was signed by Philadelphia in 2018 as an undrafted free agent from Georgia State. After one season with the Eagles, he spent three seasons with the Green Bay Packers.
In 71 career games, Sullivan has 164 tackles and five interceptions, including one INT return for a touchdown.