Steelers Cut Starting CB Steven Nelson

[Seltzer]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/23/steelers-cut-steven-nelson/

One of the few younger (28) starting-caliber CB options left

Overall PFF grade of 67.1 (not that this is the end-all, be-all but still worth posting)

Season stats are below.  Was scheduled to make $8.25M this year.

Certainly worth looking at for a 1-year deal, and would help tremendously to have CB locked down before the draft for BPA

2020 SEASON STATS

SOLO TACKLES

42T-52nd

INTERCEPTIONS

2T-23rd

TARGETS

76T-27th

RECEPTIONS ALLOWED

43T-42nd

[Mr. Scot]

The Steelers had granted him permission to seek a trade, but when one wasn't completed he tweeted out for the Steelers to "not hold him hostage".

Within a few hours of that, he was released

[Waldo]

Don't care about PFFs grades. 5'11" and wants big money...hard pass.

[TheSpecialJuan]

This is the guy we’ve been waiting for to get cut. We go hard after him

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Don't care about PFFs grades. 5'11" and wants big money...hard pass.

If no one was willing to trade anything for a starting CB due to make "only" $8.25M, he ain't getting big money.

[SteveSmithTD89]

Missing out on Jackson, Fuller and Griffen hurt. 

This move would go a long way in solidifying the defense. If he'd take a similar deal here I'd welcome him into the fold. 

[Waldo]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If no one was willing to trade anything for a starting CB due to make "only" $8.25M, he ain't getting big money.

Probably but he sure wants it. It only takes one idiot and trading for big money and signing are two different values. Someone might take him up on it now that they don't have to trade for him. 

[ImaginaryKev]

I'd rather look to the draft but wouldn't be terrible

[AU-panther]

11 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Don't care about PFFs grades. 5'11" and wants big money...hard pass.

I can understand passing on him, but just basing it on height? 
 

I guess you would have passed on Revis also? 

[Mr. Scot]

12 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Don't care about PFFs grades. 5'11" and wants big money...hard pass.

We've only got two corners who are taller. Oliver is 6'0 and new signee Rashaan Melvin is 6'2.

Our current number one corner (Jackson) is only 5'10.

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Probably but he sure wants it. It only takes one idiot and trading for big money and signing are two different values. Someone might take him up on it now that they don't have to trade for him. 

They're not giving him big money if they weren't willing to toss the Steelers anything for him at $8?25M. I mean, even a conditional late rounder next year is better than nothing.

[bababoey]

He's not a bad corner and he is 28.  But if he thinks anyone is giving him 8 or 9 million this offseason, I think he has missed the boat.  

[Mr. Scot]

 

[Waldo]

16 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

They're not giving him big money if they weren't willing to toss the Steelers anything for him at $8?25M. I mean, even a conditional late rounder next year is better than nothing.

Like I said probably. I just can't discount the power of stupid.