Heres why the Steelers could part ways with a former first-round pick before training camp

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The plan, , was to take Houston cornerback with the 25th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. But in a surprise move, the selected Jackson at No. 24 and the , desperate to bolster their secondary, turned to , an athletic defensive back out of the University of Miami who had six interceptions during his final college season. Burns recorded three interceptions in nine starts as a rookie, and logged 26 pa s breakups Paul Martin Men Jersey in his first two seasons, but everything went south in 2018. Burns started just six games before he was benched and finished a forgettable Derick Brassard Jersey Year 3 with a single pa s breakup and no interceptions. The lowlight came in Week 6 against the Bengals, when Burns gift wrapped this touchdown to . Artie Burns might as well not trot onto the field if he"s going to play with this type of cushion and technique. (Up top) Andy Benoit (@Andy_Benoit) Burns started only one more game the rest of the season.The Steelers declined to pick up Burns' fifth-year option, which would have paid him more than $9.9 million in 2020, and there's no guarantee he's even on the roster once the 2019 season gets under way. He's due an $800,000 bonus on the first day of training camp and as 's Ed Bouchette writes, "by Burns still being on the roster Mario Lemieux Women Jersey it shows the Steelers at least are willing to wait through these spring se sions to determine if he's worth betting that much money on whether ." Marrying the physical and mental parts of the game has long been the i sue with Burns. After that Bengals game, Steelers defensive backs coach Tom Bradley conceded that " ... . Playing corner is a little different. Confidence has a shelf life that needs to be replenished." That confidence never came and more recently, coach Mike Tomlin didn't sugarcoat the fact that Burns needed to play a lot better. "Not a little bit disappointed. Disappointed,'' Tomlin told reporters at the league Larry Murphy Jersey meetings in March, via Bouchette. "Certainly. Having the ability to carry those talents into a stadium kind of defines us, or inability the do so, Josh Archibald Kids Jersey so certainly." And how much time will the Steelers give Burns to work his way out of this latest funk? "You know, that's what this proce s is about," Tomlin continued. "It's not about giving him another chance. It's about putting together the very best group that we can put out there, and if that includes giving him another chance, then certainly, but it's not per se specifically about giving him quote-unquote another chance." The Steelers' current depth chart includes and Steve Nelson, who began their careers in Cleveland and Kansas City, along with , Cam Sutton and rookie third-rounder . Where does Burns fit in? Well, that's up to him. " and wasn't where we needed him to be and was replaced in the starting lineup," general manager Kevin Colbert told 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh back in April. "He's had a good offseason . Jamie Oleksiak Men Jersey . . we had good meetings with him. He wants to be back where he was."
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